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 …
What Every Woman Should Know About Heart Rhythm Disorders
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. …
Cooper Cancer Institute Launches High Risk Lung Cancer Screening 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 …
Shock Wave Therapy: Most Popular Option for Treating Kidney and Ureteral Stones
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 …
Breaking the Silence of Child Abuse
By: Kathryn M. McCans, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cooper University Hospital
Over the past several weeks, we have been overwhelmed by the news reports detailing abuse committed on children. To wit: the Penn State scandal, the Syracuse Basketball …