Health & Beauty Features
Too Much Weight, Too Little Sleep
Being overweight is a risk factor for sleep apnea.
The Art of Healing
Creative outlets help patients cope with cancer treatment.
The Perfect Fit
3D technology provides custom knee implants.
Knifeless Surgery
Targeted radiation cuts out prostate tumors and leaves no scars.
Strengthening Our Minds and Bodies
An exercise and support program helps patients with Parkinson’s.
Taking the Lead
Monmouth Medical Center's New CEO is a Familiar Figure Who Knows it Well.
Go Easy on Those Eyes
As Mom said, they're the only pair you've got. Here are four problems to beware-and why.
Eat Mindfully
Do you much on the run? For better health, a dietician says, slow down and let all five senses savor your food.
Almighty Asparagus
Loaded with nutrients, these spirited spears are a tasty veggie you mustn't miss.
Bloody Good
It's a match made in mixology heaven: A ruddy citrus juice and the ancient wine you read about in Beowulf.
Safety First!
Saint Barnabas Medical Center has earned nine straight "A" grades for keeping patients safe.
Comfort For Cancer Patients
A major donation will help ease the lives of patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Beware of Those Rays
Genetically, skin cancer plays favorites—but we all need to use precautions in the sun.
The Vigor Is Back
A minimally invasive heart-valve replacement procedure makes a Florham Park woman feel "brand new."
Back Home By Nightfall
Same-day hip replacements at Saint Barnabas have patients climbing stairs within hours.
Think You Know Your Asthma?
Asthma is a lifelong, chronic disease for which there is no cure.
Saved by Surgery
Days after starting her new job, a receptionist undergoes brain and lung procedures for cancer.
Attention Ex-smokers
If you qualify, lung-cancer screening may spot problems early, when chances for a cure are best.
The Place for Kidney Transplants
Leading the Northeast, Saint Barnabas Medical Center performed 301 of these procedures last year.
A Better Heart-Valve Fix
The minimally invasive procedure called TAVR gets patients feeling chipper faster.
Two New ORs
The medical center adds cutting-edge facilities to increase surgical capacity by 20 percent and accommodate tomorrow’s technology.
A New Era Begins
The merger between Barnabas Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Health System forms New Jersey’s most comprehensive health care system.
