Fad diets like the cabbage soup diet or South Beach are common and may provide short-term weight loss but eventually the weight returns.
“Diets should offer a balanced eating and exercise approach, promise gradual results over rapid…
The start of “Back to School” and the slow shortening of days may have you thinking about changes to your sleep schedule.
Healthy sleep patterns are based on routine. Any disruption to the schedule or routine and you might face lasting…
April is both Autism and Parkinson’s awareness month at Capital Institute for Neurosciences, board certified neurologists offer focused programs for people with these neurological disorders. This includes extensive diagnostic evaluations…
Capital Health’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell offers minimally invasive tests and emergency procedures for a variety of complex heart conditions.
“Patients usually require a catheterization lab…
For those with diabetes or poor circulation, an injury or wound to the legs and feet can be slow to heal.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a well established treatment that involves breathing 100% oxygen in a pressurized chamber, helps the…
Most people know what heart disease and chronic kidney disease are, but they may not know how the two are linked. Chronic kidney disease by itself and excessive protein in the urine are also risk factors for heart disease, but these…
Those who are dealing with a gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancer diagnosis have a lot to think about, but at Capital Health, there is someone to assist them through this confusing time.
Meet Margo Creevey
Margo is Capital Health’s GI…
Hospitals across the country have been trying to decide how to treat patients who enter an emergency department not well enough for immediate discharge but not sick enough to be admitted as an inpatient. At Capital Health, the answer is an…
The Capital Health Center for Comprehensive Breast Care is guided by the idea that the best way to treat breast disease is to treat the person who has it. Not the patient, the person.
Meet Trish
Trish Tatrai is a registered nurse and…
You packed the beach bags, swimsuits and sunscreen, but are you truly prepared for that road trip to the beach? Road trips can be the highlight of the summer but seasonal hazards can lead to increased accidents.
“Awareness on the road and…