Until recently, high-risk heart patients with a severe form of leaky mitral valve disorder, called mitral regurgitation, and who were deemed too frail or sick to undergo open heart surgery had few treatment choices.

Now, because of Cooper Heart Institute’s (CHI) expertise in performing minimally invasive valve techniques and clinical research experience, the CHI is one of 75 testing sites in North America  and the only site in South Jersey to be taking part in a clinical trial – the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation (COAPT) trial — to evaluate the effectiveness of a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure that uses a clip to repair the leakage. Read more.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper received a $100,000 Screening/ Treatment Grant from the Susan G. Komen Philadelphia® Community Grants Program to fund its Cancer Community Outreach Screening Program, which focuses on outreach, awareness and screening for breast and other cancers.

The team at the Cooper Digestive Health Institute and their colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper are using Colon Cancer Awareness Month as a springboard to promote colon health. Christopher W. Deitch, MD, gastroenterologist, will be interviewed during a live online program in collaboration with NBC10 studio on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 12:30 p.m.

On Thursday, February 26, 2015, representatives of the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper visited St. Anthony of Padua School in Camden to accept a gift of 65 handmade “Heart Hug” pillows to be given to hospitalized children.

The “Heart Hug” pillow project was initiated by Linda Burns, an art teacher at St. Anthony of Padua School, as a way for students and their families to engage in community service. Read more.

Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, Head of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Cooper University Health Care, was congress co-chairman of this year's International Aortic Summit (IAS), held February 11-13, 2015, in Aruba.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Camden County Board of Freeholders, local hospitals, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Southern NJ Continuum of Care and local housing providers announced the launch of a collaborative effort to reduce homelessness in Camden County, at Cooper University Hospital on February 23, 2015.

Cooper in Schools, a program which connects educators and students in the region to Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper, welcomed 30 K-12 school nurses from local school districts for an inservice on Friday, February 13. Cooper staff physicians presented background and training on timely health topics.

Vascular Vitality magazine is an educational resource produced by the Cooper Vascular Surgery team to provide you with tools that will guide you and educate you about the various vascular conditions. Check out our latest issue of Vascular Vitality. Read more.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes difficulties with reading, writing and spelling. Students with dyslexia can effectively learn with appropriate educational interventions and teaching methods tailored to their specific learning disability. According to some experts, up to 15 percent of the population has dyslexia and related disorders.

The Cooper in Schools (CIS) Program at Cooper University Health Care invites school nurses, coaches, athletic trainers and school administrators to its annual continuing-education symposium on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ.