If you or someone you know is over 50 years of age and has sustained a fracture, this could be a sign of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the most common of all bone diseases causing 1.5 million fractures in the United …
March Is Colon Cancer Awareness Month
If you are 50 or older, treat yourself to the best gift of all – the gift of good health with a colonoscopy screening.
“Colon cancer is the only preventable cancer, yet colon cancer kills more people than car accidents,” …
Happy Anniversary to the Cooper Digestive Health Institute
Providing expert care in a welcoming environment designed for comfort has been the goal for the staff of the Cooper Digestive Health Institute since it opened its doors in March 2008. The Institute is a full-service, adult gastroenterology program that …
Cooper Offers New FDA-Approved Defibrillator Without Implantation in Heart
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death among adults over the age of 40 in the United States and other countries. In the United States alone, approximately 250,000 people die every year from SCA, according to the …
Tummy Trouble for Little Ones
Written by: Alan D. Baldridge, MD, Division Head of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Is your child a fussy eater who doesn’t usually have an appetite or can’t keep down the food he or she does eat? These could be the signs …
Cooper Orthopaedic Oncology Center – First of Its Kind in South Jersey
The Cooper Cancer Institute and Cooper Bone and Joint Institute have partnered to open the Orthopaedic Oncology Center, a multidisciplinary program dedicated to treating metastatic bone tumors, sarcomas and benign tumors of the bone and soft tissue. Under the direction …
Don’t Be Hot and Bothered During Perimenopause
By Natali R. Franzblau, MD, MBA
Co-Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Perimenopause, the five to seven years before menopause, can be a difficult time for some women. Hormonal fluctuations in combination with changes that occur naturally with age can …