Topic: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Princeton RB recovering from stroke

Princeton freshman running back Chuck Dibilio is recovering at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering a stroke on Thursday.. "They ...
The fourth annual TeleResults User Conference 2011 concluded recently in Philadelphia, PA to rave reviews by attendees. The conference held on...
Underlying inflammatory connective-tissue disease, primarily rheumatoid arthritis, is associated with an increased risk for major incision complications and additional surgery for patients who have undergone total ankle arthroplasty, according to research published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Journal of Bone ...
Approximately 21,000 patients of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia have been put at risk following the theft of a personal laptop.. According to eSecurity Planet, the laptop, which was stolen from an office in the hospital, contained the names, birth ...
Vice President Joe Biden's son left the hospital Tuesday, a week after what doctors said was a mild stroke.Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, 41, walked out of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia about 1 p.m., accompanied by his ...

Episiotomy Rates Fall -- Finally!

There's good news and bad news about episiotomy -- the common childbirth practice in which a doctor makes a cut into the area between the vagina and the anus (the perineum) to ease a baby's delivery. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in ...

Holiday Heart

While you're dancing the night away this holiday, make sure that your heart doesn't start a tango of its own. Drinking too much alcohol can send you to the ER with atrial fibrillation--irregular heartbeat--and light-headedness. According to cardiologist Marc Tecce ...

Ease Pain, Sleep Better

If you've got high blood pressure, depression, cancer or chronic pain, or simply feel frazzled, new research shows that an easy-to-learn form of meditation can relieve discomfort, help you get your z's, and improve your quality of life, without drugs ...