On September 12, the Cooper Cancer Institute in Camden was fitted for its final steel beam during the topping-off ceremony. The beam, which was painted in white and displayed the words “Building Hope,” was signed by the construction trades and …
Change Childhood Media Exposure for Better Sleep
Changing the type of video and TV programs your preschooler watches and the use of video game systems may help them sleep better at night.
According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, healthy media use – including exposure …
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Opens Doors
Business, political and community leaders from throughout New Jersey joined Governor Chris Christie on July 24th to celebrate the grand opening of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University’s state-of-the-art educational building on the corner of Broadway and Benson Street in …
Child Abuse More Prevalent in Children With Disabilities
According to a new study released in The Lancet, one in four children with disabilities experiences some form of violence during their lifetime.
What’s more, researchers from the United Kingdom said that the risk of physical, sexual or emotional abuse …
The ABC’s of Aortic Aneurysms
Head, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Director, Cooper Aortic Center
You often here the word “aneurysm” and immediately think of something bursting and causing stroke or death. While this might be true in …
Testing Pediatric and Adult Allergy Patients
When Brittany Fink’s daughter, Ava Rose, was 3-years-old, she developed a severe facial rash around her mouth. At first, a topical cream and prescription medication seemed to keep the flare-up under control, but inevitably the rash would continue to reappear—with …
Cooper Orthopaedic Oncology Center Brings Orthopaedic Cancer Care to South Jersey
Musculoskeletal tumors are rare, but can be devastating. Benign or malignant tumors can develop in the large or small bones of the limbs as well as in muscles, fat, joints, nerves or blood vessels. Primary malignant tumors of bone (i.e. …
Understanding Osteoporosis
By John M. Neidecker, DO, ATC, and Barbara Harry, APN, C
Osteoporosis is the most common of all bone diseases, causing 1.5 million fractures in the United States each year. This disease is characterized by …
Could Your Child Have Dyslexia?
By Richard Selznick, PhD, Psychologist
Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper
When I ask parents if they know what dyslexia is, a large majority will say something like: “Isn’t that …
Asthma – A Growing Concern for Kids
Rates of asthma are rising, not falling, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest numbers find that seven million children have asthma today, one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases.…