Study Shows Coaches Need Better Awareness of Childhood Asthma
According to a recent study conducted at Cooper, 50% of athletic coaches don’t realize that children who seem tired or out of breathe may be displaying symptoms of asthma.
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NJ Mothers Unable to Nurse Turn to Breast Milk Sharing Websites
The Star Ledger published an article about mother’s who are unable to nurse and are turning to online websites to find other women willing to share their breast milk. Sites such as milkshare.birthingforlife.com have grown in popularity as they connect families and provide information on milk sharing.
Cooper Supports Campbell’s Soup Initiative to Combat Childhood Obesity in Camden
Campbell’s Soup has launched a $10 million initiative that will target reducing childhood obesity in Camden children over the next 10 years.
Cooper Bone and Joint Institute Docs Talk Sports Medicine On 610 WIP-AM
Injuries and sports go hand-in-hand, which is why WIP/Philadelphia has turned to the Cooper Bone and Joint Institute over the past few months for answers to the sports medicine questions on every listener's mind.
Therapeutic Hypothermia Program Highlighted in SJ Magazine
The February issue of SJ Magazine featured an article about life saving medical advances in emergency cardiac care. Therapeutic hypothermia is a treatment used on cardiac arrest patients. After a patient is resuscitated, they are cooled so that their core body temperature drops in order to prevent brain damage caused by the heart stopping.
Can We Lower Medical Costs By Giving The Neediest Patients Better Care?
This week’s edition of The New Yorker published a comprehensive report highlighting the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Jeffrey Brenner, MD, Director of the Coalition and a physician at Cooper, and its innovative approach to reducing health-care costs. Through the creation of the Camden Coalition and his use of data mining and statistical analysis to map health-care use and expenses, Brenner and his team have helped hundreds of Camden patients better navigate the healthcare system.
Dr. Mitchell-Williams Among SJ Magazine’s “People To Watch”
Jocelyn A. Mitchell-Williams, MD, OBGYN at Cooper and Associate Dean for multi-cultural and community affairs at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is featured in the January issue of SJ Magazine as one of the people to watch in 2011.
Dr. Headly Discusses Flu Prevention on CBS3
Anna Headly, MD, Internal Medicine physician at Cooper and Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, was interviewed by CBS3 this week for a segment on the flu. There has been an increase in cases in our region and the best prevention is getting vaccinated and washing your hands.
Combining Academic Institutions Could Strengthen Connection
This week, the Courier-Post published an article about a recommendation to merge higher education institutions in South Jersey. George E. Norcross, III, Chairman of Cooper University Hospital's Board of Trustees, said he loves the idea of a South Jersey merger involving Rutgers, Rowan, Cooper Medical School at Rowan and the School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Cooper Research About Patient Perceptions of CT Scans and Cancer Risk In National News
Results from a research study led by Cooper Emergency Medicine physician Brigitte Baumann, MD, received national media coverage this week. The study, which was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, looked at patient perceptions of CT scans and their cancer risk.