Health & Beauty Features

His Brother's Keeper

The Saint Barnabas Living Donor Institute is designed to promote living donation with minimally invasive surgery and better communication among donor registries, allowing David Darby to donate his kidney to a stranger so that his brother could get one too.

Keep Your Balance!

“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” calls the voice in the classic tv commercial. Most of us have seen it, and maybe we’ve even made fun of it. But the fact is, falls will become not a laughing matter but a serious threat to our mobility and independence.

The Power of Comfort

"The objects, color and materials around us actually have a physical effect on us and how we feel." Thanks to the initiative of a former patient and her friend, cancer care will soon take place in a soothing new space.

Goodbye, Diabetes

Often a surgical weight-loss procedure can actually reverse this metabolic condition, and the “duodenal switch” approach offers special promise.

The Joy of Bok Choy

Have you ever come across a mysterious green in your Chinese stir-fry? This bright green member of the cabbage family delivers flavor, vitamins and a satisfying crunch.

Happy Feet

Most of us log an amazing 75,000 miles on our feet by the time we reach age 50. Keep your feet healthy and pain-free along the way by following these guidelines.

New Weapons Against Cancer

A woman with a lung malignancy is grateful for the advanced treatments that help keep her disease under control.

Helping Out After A Storm

Two physician-led humanitarian groups from Saint Barnabas Medical Center teamed up to aid the devastated Philippines.

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