Author: David Levine
Investing in Health Care's Future
A businessman pledges time and money to a hospital building project—and challenges others to do the same.
To Restore the Beat
Thanks to a new treatment for 'afib'—an irregular heartbeat—a Totowa man is back to his busy life.
Childbirth the Natural Way
A new birthing suite offers many moms-to-be the home-like setting they seek.
Smartening Up for Surgery
When patients need a colorectal procedure, a special program now prepares them. Results? Fewer complications and a faster recovery.
Help for People with Special Needs
Medical care can be frightening for them, but 'ambassadors' come to the rescue.
Medicine Gets Personal
The age of genetics-driven health care is here, and one hospital is stepping up to meet the challenge.
Giving Children Their Best Chance
A new program gets more aggressive and inclusive in helping kids with special needs.
Radiology to the Rescue
It’s time to salute this behind-the-scenes specialty, which provides precise imaging and treatments and often spares patients surgery.
'Think Pink' for October
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a reminder that this disease is best treated with a humane, multidisciplinary approach.
Reborn in the U.S.A.
This grateful immigrant’s story is a textbook on the American dream—and on sharing the fruits of hard-won success.
Measles on the March
This potentially deadly disease threatens an unwanted return, but vaccination can stop it.
New Joints for an Active Life
To meet growing demand, a new Orthopaedic Institute provides comprehensive bone and joint care—including joint replacements—in one place.
Sinus Surgery Made Safer
A computerized system helps surgeons navigate delicate tissues with greater precision.
Getting Kids College-Ready
A physician helps high school grads prepare, physically and emotionally, for this new experience.
Eight Years, Eight Babies
The hospital was an hour away, But for one couple, having a child there became a cherished annual custom.
Meet Naimish Baxi, M.D.
Faces of Saint Peter's introduces you to physiatrist Naimish Baxi.
Meet Michael Bohrer, M.D.
Faces of Saint Peter's introduces you to obstetrician/gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist Michael Bohrer.
A New Way to Treat Liver Cancer
Tiny radioactive beads target tumor cells precisely, sparing healthy tissue.
Mother-to-Be?
Thanks to new techniques, breast cancer treatment won’t stop this South Orange woman from having children.
The Changing Face of Stroke
No age group has a monopoly on “brain attack”—we all need to protect ourselves by knowing the signs.
Measles on the March
This potentially deadly disease threatens an unwanted return, but vaccination can stop it.
Fab Fiber
This food ingredient can help you lower cholesterol and lose weight.
Expert Care for Children
Kids need their own hospital. The one at Saint Peter’s is among the very finest.
An Even Safer Way to View the Heart
New technology significantly lowers radiation exposure during angiograms.
When Kids Have Concussions
A new program helps young athletes get back in the game—safely.
Sharing the Gospel of Health
This Baptist minister works with a Catholic hospital to make sure people get the care they need.
Cancer-Fighting Team
In the battle against gynecologic tumors, two well-matched physicians combine skill with compassion.
Bad Energy
Drinks that promise a quick boost may deliver danger- especially for the young
Weathering Sandy
ICU nurses kept critically ill patients stable during the storm
Magnet for Fine Nurses
When it comes to providing excellent care at the bedside, success attracts success
When Timing is Everything
With a stroke, fast action can restore lost brain function
Meeting Women's Needs
For females, health care is about ore than just medicine, and a wise hospital knows it
Seal of Approval
Thanks to a dedicated effort, a hospital keeps improving health care according to “core measures”
What's Best for the Breast
Look for a comprehensive, fully equipped breast center, experts say
Rx for Sinus Woes
Balloon sinuplasty relieves sinusitis with less pain and a faster recover
Help Kids Play Safe
Protect your young athletes from school sports injuries
Faces of St. Peter's: Steven L. Shoen, M.D.
An avid skier-doctor who performs both hand and cosmetic surgery
Traveler With a Cause
A doctor brings eye care to needy children overseas
The New World of Women's Health Care
Specialists now treat a broad range of female pelvic and reproductive disorders noninvasively
Three Surgical Advances
These innovations improve patients' treatment and speed their recovery
Facing Autism
A Ghana-born pharmacist puts her experience to work helping others
Meet the Feet
They’ll never get top billing in the body, but the pedal extremities are magnificent machines— and a key reflection of your health
Meet the Feet
They’ll never get top billing in the body, but the pedal extremities are magnificent machines— and a key reflection of your health
Unplug Your Kids
Today’s youngsters inhabit a mesmerizing electronic world, but they need to spend time in the real one too.
Ready for Lyme Time?
This disease remains a threat so take precautions outdoors this spring and summer.
Ready for Lyme Time?
This disease remains a threat so take precautions outdoors this spring and summer.
Ready for Lyme Time?
This disease remains a threat so take precautions outdoors this spring and summer.
Improved Imaging- Plus
A new radiology partnership enables Saint Peter's to offer better turnaround and broader services
Family Planning, the Natural Way
A new hospital-based center brings state-of-the-art medicine to women who choose a Catholic approach
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