Health & Wellness
By TONY GALLOTTO
May 27, 2022WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Radiological tests conducted at Colonia High School have found “no evidence of any cancer-causing hazard” and no reason for further environmental investigations at the school, Mayor John E. McCormac announced today.
For two weeks in April, Woodbridge paid for radiological assessment at Colonia High. More than 100 radon detection canisters were placed ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - New Jersey Blood Services, a division of the New York Blood Center, announced a Blood Emergency last week.
This is an urgent situation, and New Jersey Blood Services needs as many donations as possible over the next few weeks to help them get out of the blood shortage.
A Blood Drive has been scheduled at the East Brunswick Public Library on Tuesday, May ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The national Brain Tumor Foundation pledges free MRI brain tumor screenings for people associated with Colonia High School after an ardent appeal from Al Lupiano, an alumnus on a mission to find the cause of local health issues that captured the national and international media spotlight.
“We are committed to come to Colonia in June” said Ethan Schnur, a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nurses at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provide constant care for children who are recovering from invasive surgery, have congenital anomalies or a host of other medical issues.
Their colleagues in Saint Peter’s Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) track heart rates and blood ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - National-wide problems have hit home as local stores in Spotswood, Milltown, and East Brunswick have each fallen into the infant baby formula shortage. TAPinto East Brunswick went on the road today to visit eight local stores that carry infant formula - or wish they could - to see what is available in our towns. The answer? Not much.
A list/description of ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The five new operating rooms unveiled Tuesday, May 17 represent Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s continuing commitment to making it so Garden State residents don’t have to travel to a galaxy far, far away for state-of-the-art health care.
From the spacious settings bathed in pure white lighting to the half-dozen or so monitors that will relay ...
WOODBRIDGE - As May marks National Mental Health Awareness Month, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19th Dist.) is expressing concern over a recent study that shows 84% of parents with school-aged children believe there is a youth mental health crisis in the United States.
Moreover, the study from Morning Consult shows that about half of parents believe the stresses of COVID-19, schoolwork, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Saint Peter’s University Hospital, where 5,300 babies were delivered last year, has been recognized as one of the nation’s best maternity hospitals for 2022 by a leading publication.
The hospital, renowned for its comprehensive care of expectant mothers and newborns, has been recognized by Newsweek in its annual assessment of the national’s ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ- Last week, a rabid raccoon was confirmed in South Brunswick after an altercation with a local dog. This is the first confirmed case of rabies in South Brunswick for 2022, according to the township.
On Tuesday, May 10th, a resident’s dog had an altercation with a raccoon that was later captured by animal control. The animal was transported to the New Jersey Department ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Denise G. was reduced to crawling on her hands and knees by intense back pain that didn’t respond to acupuncture, physical therapy or over-the-counter pain medicine.
It wasn’t until an ultrasound test revealed that one of her uterine fibroids had doubled in size that the fourth grade teacher in the Woodbridge School District knew the cause.
A ...
