By Stuart L. Gordon, MD, FAAOS
Director, Hip and Knee Reconstruction,
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Total knee replacement began in the 1970s and has evolved as a safe and reliable surgical procedure to help patients with debilitating joint …
By Richard L. Fischer, MD, FACOG
Head of the Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital
Many pregnant women worry about the health of their unborn babies and often ask what they can do to improve the chances of …
Anna Headly, MD, MFA
Internal Medicine Specialist at Cooper University Hospital
You already know that we are in an obesity epidemic. Most adults are above a healthy weight. This means more diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, sleep apnea, and a myriad …
Talking about sex for many people is embarrassing, awkward and downright difficult, especially when one of the partners is having a problem.
Heart patients and their partners have the added burden of fearing for the patient’s health. Now, people with …
By Melvin R. Pratter, MD, FCCP, FACP
By Natali R. Franzblau, MD, MBA
Co-Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cooper University Hospital
Perimenopause — the five to seven years before menopause — can be a difficult time for some women. Hormonal fluctuations in combination with changes …
R.Phillip Dellinger,MD, FCCM*,Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Head Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
Christa A. Schorr, RN, MSN, FCCM*
Sepsis is a serious and sometimes deadly medical condition caused by the presence …
It is a truism that the heart of a woman is unique – including how it beats.
“There are many cardiac differences between men and women,” says Andrea M. Russo, M.D., Director of the Cooper Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Program. …
Until recently there has been no reliable way to detect lung cancer in its earliest, most treatable stage. However, new research shows that lung cancer deaths decrease considerably when people with a significant smoking history undergo low-dose spiral CT screening …
Kidney and ureteral stones are among the most painful conditions that send people to the doctor or hospital. Most of the time, people don’t know they have a stone until it moves into the urinary tract and blocks the flow …