February is American Heart Month. While news headlines often highlight new or rare diseases, it is important to remember that heart disease is still the number one cause of death in the United States. In fact, according to the American …
Commentary: Dr. Pauline Germaine Discusses New Lung Cancer Screening Study
This week, the New England Journal of Medicine published a new study about the benefits of lung cancer screening, “Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial.” We reached out to Dr. Pauline Germaine for
Developing a Weight-Loss Strategy With a Bariatric Team
We all strive to live a healthy lifestyle. Good health offers immense benefits, both physical and mental. Although good health has many components, a person’s weight is an extremely important element of overall well-being. In fact, the benefits of weight …
Dr. Heidi Weinroth Shares Her Top Tips for Tiny Teeth
Developing good habits at an early age and scheduling regular dental visits helps children get a good start on a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and Dr. Heidi Weinroth, General Pediatrician …
Bench Those Calories With These Big Game Recipe Swaps
Scrambling for last minute game day ideas? Send big calories to the bench with game winning swaps.
Buffalo Dip
Use non-fat cream cheese, non-fat sour cream, and reduced fat shredded cheese. With big flavors from ranch seasoning and hot sauce, …
What Is an Alpha-Gal Allergy?
You may have heard of a newly identified allergy referred to as the “tick-bite” or alpha-gal allergy. This type of allergy develops from a reaction to the alpha-gal sugar (carbohydrate) molecule, which is found in mammalian meat sources (cows, …
Cover Story: Expert Guidance for Pregnant Women with Cancer
Discovering that you’re pregnant and that you have cancer is a study in contrasts—it’s the happiest time in many women’s lives combined with one of the darkest and most terrifying.
“In the midst of the joy of pregnancy there’s this …
New Procedure Lowers Stroke Risk and Recovery Time for Carotid Stenosis
Cooper is the First Hospital in South Jersey to Offer This Minimally Invasive Technique
An established premiere stroke prevention team has just gotten better. A potential complication of traditional vascular surgery or stenting for stroke prevention in patients with carotid …
Cooper is the First Hospital Globally to Use a New Virtual Reality System for Stroke Rehabilitation
Cooper University Health Care recently became the first hospital globally to use a new virtual reality (VR) system for patient rehabilitation after a stroke.
Before the commercial launch of the REAL Immersive Virtual Reality System, a team of physicians …