Crozer Keystone Staff, Author at Chadds Ford Live

Mental health in age of COVID-19

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on April 11, 2020

Activities as yoga, baking, spending time with your pets or journaling help ease your mind

These are not ordinary times as we cope with an unprecedented public health crisis. The most brilliant scientists all around the globe are working to stop the spread of COVID-19, to inoculate all of us, and to prevent this from happening again. They are focusing on our physical bodies, our immune systems, and our fortitude in beating down symptoms. Not as tangible, however, are our…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on March 4, 2020

Read more about the article New A-fib procedure for strokes at Crozer

In the coming weeks, Crozer-Keystone Health System will begin performing WATCHMAN device implantation. It’s intended for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, which is an irregular heart rhythm that increases your risk of a stroke. Crozer-Keystone is the first to offer WATCHMAN in Delaware County. You may benefit from the procedure if you are a candidate for, but cannot take, blood thinners for the…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on January 30, 2020

Read more about the article Everything you need to know about the coronavirus

Coronavirus has been a fixture in the news cycle since the start of the new year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes its spread and the ongoing investigation as an “emerging, rapidly evolving situation.” Within the last 24 hours, nearly 6,000 cases had been confirmed by the World Health Organization across 16 countries, including five in the United States. And at least…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on January 19, 2020

A landmark study has ignited a dramatic shift in stroke care over the last two years, removing much of the ambiguity that had long surrounded one of the primary treatments. If you had a stroke at some point over the last 24 years and you were brought to an ER within three hours of its onset, you likely would have been given a drug called…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on November 13, 2019

Read more about the article Revolutionary treatment for aortic valve disease

The name of the procedure is a mouthful, but the impact it’s having on patients is huge. It’s called transcatheter aortic valve replacement—TAVR for short—and it’s revolutionizing how patients with aortic valve disease are treated at Crozer Keystone Health System. “Put simply, TAVR involves the replacement of a diseased or malfunctioning aortic heart valve through a very small incision in the groin you cannot even…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on October 27, 2019

Read more about the article How to curb your child’s sugar intake on Halloween

The average trick-or-treater in America will consume around three cups of sugar (or about 7,000 calories of candy) on Halloween, according to one industry report. Buried beneath that mountain of sweets is an already pressing concern about the amount of sugar Americans (kids and adults alike) eat on a daily basis, the growing research that suggests that excess added sugar in the diet has strong…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on October 15, 2019

Flu season is upon us—which means you’ll need a flu shot this fall if you haven’t already gotten one. Getting a flu shot isn’t a guarantee that you won’t get the flu. So, how much does it help, then? “The overall effectiveness of last year’s vaccine was 38 percent,” said Dorothy A. Slavin, M.D., F.A.C.P., an infectious disease physician at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. “While…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on August 5, 2019

Read more about the article When to see a doctor about your sunburn

Irritating as it can be, much of the pain and tenderness of a sunburn can usually be relieved with over-the-counter treatments and simple first aid. In extreme cases, however, a visit to a specialist may be warranted. If your sunburn becomes too painful to move or you start spiking a fever of over 101 degrees, it’s time to see a doctor at the Crozer Burn…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on December 3, 2018

Make the Most of Your Health Insurance Before the End of the Year. The start of a new calendar year sends many people into reset mode. They’re resetting their goals, resolutions and frames of mind at the start of each year. A lot of people tend to forget that their health insurance plan is getting ready to do the same thing with a new year…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on November 26, 2018

Read more about the article Benefits of drinking water

Whether you’re a water glass half-full or half-empty kind of person, the medical community will almost always tell you to drink the rest of it. Water is essential to nearly every major system in your body, and there’s an increasing amount of smart water bottles and apps designed to remind you to drink up during the day. After the holiday season rolls through, some of…

Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on November 19, 2018

Read more about the article Pilates for back pain

Students in Pilates Class

Back pain is something you may be all too familiar with. An estimated 80 percent of adults will suffer from lower back pain at some point in their lifetime. Adding Pilates to your workout routine may help minimize or eliminate the pressure. That’s because pain in the back can be be caused by muscle overuse or postural alignment problems. Certain exercises, such as Pilates, can…