By Yuan Y. Liu, MD, Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve in the wrist as it passes from the arm to the hand. The median nerves supply sensation …
Understanding Leg Pain and Disease
By Jose L. Trani, Jr., MD, Vascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Nearly 10 million Americans suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), which is a potentially serious but treatable circulation problem that usually affects the arteries in …
Allergy Season Is in Full Swing
By Maria Lania-Howarth, MD
Head, Division of Allergy/Immunology, Cooper University Hospital
Does your nose start to tickle and run and your eyes begin to itch as soon as the weather gets warm? Does springtime make you feel lethargic and a …
Understanding Total Knee Replacement for Arthritic Knees
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 …
Protection Against Birth Defects Prior to Pregnancy
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 …
Have You Been Putting on the Pounds? Try Spending More Time in Bed
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 and Heart Disease – A Crucial Conversation
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 …
Shortness of Breath Impacting Your Life? It May Not Be Just Because You’re Getting Older
By Melvin R. Pratter, MD, FCCP, FACP
- “I just don’t think I can take care of the grandchildren for you honey. I get too short of breath.”
- “I will wait in the car while you shop. I will just slow
Managing Perimenopause Symptoms
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 …
Early Detection of Sepsis: When to Be Concerned
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 …