While most of us experience occasional heart palpitations or fluttering at one time or another, nearly 4 million Americans have recurring heart rhythm problems that warrant a doctor’s care.
Called “arrhythmias,” such chronic disorders of the rate or rhythm of …
For millions of women in the United States, 40 weeks of pregnancy usually progress without serious complications. For some, however, existing or new health issues with themselves or their unborn babies put them in the “high risk” category.
Chronic health …
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, each year an estimated five million Americans develop hernias, yet only about 14 percent seek treatment. Doctors theorize the reason many people choose to avoid treatment is fear of painful surgery.…
Now that summer has officially arrived, you’ll probably be spending more time outdoors. But whether you’re in the garden, on the golf course or at the beach, protecting your skin from the sun’s damaging rays is of utmost importance.
“Too …
If you’re a woman with dense breast tissue, or haven’t gone through menopause, or are under age 50, studies show that digital mammograms may be better than conventional film mammograms for detecting early breast cancer.
Both digital and conventional mammography…
With the National Cancer Institute estimating nearly 135,000 new colon cancer cases diagnosed each year, it is surprising that recent figures show that only half of all Americans age 50 and above have had a screening colonoscopy. The good …
If heart disease runs in your family, or if you’ve had any type of heart or vascular problem in the past, you might want to look into more detailed cholesterol testing to better determine which treatments might be best for …
This is the story of three high-risk heart patients with three different cardiac conditions who were operated on the same day by three different surgeons. They were fortunate that their surgeries could be done with minimally invasive procedures instead of …
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers a new option for patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. This surgical procedure is being done at Cooper University Hospital by our team in the Cooper Neurological Institute.
During DBS surgery, a thin …
Did you know that heart disease affects women and men at equal rates, but research shows that women may be more likely than men to die after a heart attack? Here is important information to help you understand the symptoms …