Health

Temple Health is once again well represented in the latest Best Doctors in America® List.  Eighty-three (83) Temple physicians have been named to the “Best Doctors” list for 2014, which includes physicians that practice at Temple University Hospital, Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus, Jeanes Hospital, and Fox Chase Cancer Center.  Only five percent of doctors in…

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BPT What if after surviving your first cancer diagnosis at the age of 51, you were re-diagnosed just 18 months later? Metastatic colorectal cancer patient Dave Johnson experienced that first-hand, and was initially reluctant and scared to tell his family, friends and co-workers. However, he soon learned two important lessons – that he had more…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  President Barack Obama  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says more than 5 million people have signed up for private health insurance under the new health care law. That still leaves about 1 million to go over the next two weeks for the White House to meet its…

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By Stephanie Montague By the title you may be thinking, “What is she talking about?! I can’t wait for the summer!” I hear you. I love the summer too. And it knows it’s been a long winter. We’ve had something like 15 storms in Philadelphia alone…and we may get another one or two before it’s…

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BPT “You have pancreatic cancer” might be one of the most frightening statements a person can hear from their doctor. Unlike other forms of cancer, pancreatic cancer is rarely caught before it is in an advanced stage and has spread, and the median life expectancy after diagnosis with advanced or metastatic disease is only approximately…

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Falls account for more than one million injuries in the U.S. annually. There are four types of walking accidents with the most common being the slip and fall. That’s the type of fall that happens when you fall due a surface not cleared of snow or ice. “Every winter the hazards of driving in snow…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Radar Clinic Dietitian and Nutritionist Beth Trainer (left) asks 5-year-olds from the post’s Child Development Center what vegetables they would like to make a wrap, while Defense Commissary Agency Dietitian Karen Hawkins asks her group what kinds of fruits they would like to use to make their kid-sized “fruit kabobs.” The healthy food…

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BPT Vision plays an important role in daily life – every waking minute, the eyes are working hard to see the world around us. Are you taking important steps to ensure the health of your eyes for years to come? Forty percent of Americans worry more about losing their eyesight than their ability to walk…

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BPT If you’ve been diagnosed with high LDL or “bad” cholesterol, know that you are not alone. It is estimated that 71 million Americans have high LDL or “bad” cholesterol, putting them at greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Despite this, less than half of these adults with high “bad” cholesterol have…

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“This trial has the potential to be a game changer for these patients,” says Howard A. Cohen, MD, local Principal Investigator for the trial and Director of Interventional Cardiology and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at TUH.

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