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By Wendy Topeka, BSN, RN, OCN Clinical Nurse Manager, Gynecologic Oncology Outpatient Infusion Unit, Cooper Cancer Institute Today, women should be able to maintain an active…
One of the most challenging diagnostic problems in digestive medicine is finding the source of obscure or hidden bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with obscure…
For people with chronic shoulder pain and immobility caused by a completely torn rotator cuff, severe arthritis, complex fractures, or a shoulder-replacement surgery that failed, a…
More than 2 million people in the United States rely on an implanted device such as a pacemaker or defibrillator to regulate their heart rate and…
by Joseph V. Lombardi, MD You probably remember the tragic death of actor John Ritter in 2003. Recently, his family partnered with the Thoracic Aortic Disease…
American adults eat too much salt, according to a report published last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Based on data collected…
If you spend any time outdoors, you've probably crossed paths with ticks. Ticks are small, bloodsucking parasites that depend on a host – humans and animals…
"Fun in the sun" might be the way many of us characterize this time of year, but emergency medicine physicians refer to summertime as trauma season.…
Many people have small pouches in the lining of the colon (the large intestine) that bulge outward like weak spots in a tire. A single pouch…
When it comes to older adults and falling, the statistics are alarming. Health officials report that more than one-third of Americans ages 65 and above suffers…
