https://www.templehealth.org/about/blog/colonoscopy-facts-myths
Colonoscopy — it’s the medical test that people both dread and joke about. But if you’re age 50 or older, it’s the test that could save your life. Here’s the Facts Colonoscopy lets a doctor look inside your large intestine from the rectum through the colon to the lower end of the small intestine. The procedure checks a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms, including unexplained ...
https://www.templehealth.org/services/treatments/pulmonary-function-testing
The lungs, heart and blood vessels work together to ensure that oxygen and carbon dioxide get to where they need to go in the body. As part of the same system, heart and blood vessel conditions can affect—and be affected by—the condition of the lungs. Because of this, pulmonary (lung) function tests can be useful in diagnosis and monitoring, and in planning for cardiovascular surgery ...
https://www.templehealth.org/services/treatments/ventricular-assist-device
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are mechanisms that help the heart pump enough blood, enabling patients with end-stage heart failure to live longer and feel better. Unlike artificial hearts, VADs are meant to powerfully assist the heart rather than replace it. A VAD can be implanted as a “destination therapy,” meaning the device is permanently in patients who are ineligible to receive a ...
https://owlsports.com/sports/wbball/
The official Women's Basketball page for the Temple University Owls
https://www.templehealth.org/about/news/in-the-media/dr-jamie-garfield-provides-perspective-for-phillyvoice-article-about-philadelphias-air-quality
PhillyVoice interviewed Jamie Garfield, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, for a story about the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report. The Philadelphia region received a failing grade and Dr. Garfield explained how poor air quality can affect the health of Philadelphians, especially residents ...
https://www.templehealth.org/services/radiology/doctors-care-team
Temple’s Department of Radiology includes some of the Philadelphia-area's most respected and experienced radiologists and interventional radiologists. Whether they're gathering information as part of making a diagnosis or performing minimally invasive procedures to treat a condition, they're part of a healthcare team focused on providing advanced care that's right for you.
https://www.templehealth.org/about/news/temple-health-chestnut-hill-hospitals-performance-excellence-team-never-stops-focusing-on-quality
It’s the last day of Quality Week, and we’ve had a wonderful time highlighting the Performance Improvement teams on each of our campuses and learning what quality means to them. We’re finishing off the week by featuring the Performance Excellence team at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, led by Boris Tsypenyuk, Director of Performance Excellence. Tsypenyuk and his coworkers are ...
https://owlsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jimmy-fenerty/4562
He earned his master's degree from Temple in 2015 in educational leadership. Fenerty, the son of Hall of Fame Germantown Academy coach Jim Fenerty, was a member of the Dickinson College men's basketball team that posted a school record 21 wins his senior year, won the Centennial Conference Championship and advanced to the second round of the ...
https://owlsports.com/news/2023/7/18/mens-basketball-temple-mens-basketball-well-represented-at-2023-tbt.aspx
The other team with Temple ties in the field is The Big 5, which is coached by former Owl great and current Director of Player Development for the TU men's basketball program, Khalif Wyatt.
https://www.templehealth.org/about/blog/can-hot-weather-affect-your-heart
Discover how hot weather affects your heart and get tips to protect your heart health during extreme heat.