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Available at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US, with more than 48,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Because pancreas cancers and precancerous…

Earlier this year, Dr. Louis D’Amelio was named vice president of Clinical Performance at Capital Health. Dr. D’Amelio previously served as chairman of the Department of Surgery and medical director of the level II Bristol-Myers Squibb…

Advanced imaging for women with high breast density Mammography is the only imaging modality that has been proven to decrease death from breast cancer, so women are encouraged to begin annual screenings at 40 years of age or earlier if…

In the medical world, we use a lot of different acronyms. We asked Dr. Anil Balani, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist at the Capital Health Center for Digestive Health, about IBD and the key differences between it and…

Dr. Dominick Eboli has been named director of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He previously served as the trauma center’s associate director and succeeds Dr. Louis D’Amelio, who was…

Dr. Matthew Austin, an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in adult hip and knee replacement, has been named medical director of the Center of Orthopaedic Excellence at Capital Health. Dr. Austin is also chief of the Adult Reconstruction…

Hospital readmissions occur when a patient is admitted to a hospital after being discharged from an earlier hospitalization. Readmissions are a national healthcare focus, and in Mercer County, Capital Health is developing a new Mobile…

New Endocrinologist Joins Capital Health, Opens Princeton Office Diabetes Education Program Earns National Recertification Capital Health – Endocrinology Specialists has partnered with patients and referring primary care…

Recent data from Massachusetts General Hospital shows that cancer gene panel testing, which looks at multiple genes (sometimes upwards of 20) at the same time, can lead to important cancer management and treatment changes. “Recent studies…

Medical experts at the Capital Health Center for Sleep Medicine urge parents to talk with their teen drivers about the importance of sleep and safe driving. “Drowsiness is similar to alcohol in how it compromises your ability to drive and…