Health & Wellness

JERSEY CITY - Jersey City Medical Center is hosting a recruitment event for registered nurses and patient care technicians on Thursday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will be held at JCMC’s new Emergency Department at 355 Jersey Ave. in Jersey City. 

JCMC is recruiting for nurses in all areas and is offering a $5,000 night shift sign-on bonus. The hospital offers ...

Parents, caregivers, and health care providers are being warned to not use neck floats with babies for water therapy interventions, especially with babies who have developmental delays or special needs, such as spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The use of these products can lead to ...

HOBOKEN, NJ —Between June 4 and 24, the Hoboken Health Department reported 489 new COVID-19 infections, which, it says are primarily associated “with schools, daycare, social gatherings, travel and work.”

The health department noted that cases are high, especially in childcare centers.

New COVID-19 cases are being investigated on a priority basis, focusing on individuals ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — The city’s Fitness in the Park program is back, bringing a series of free sample classes hosted by local gyms to five parks across Hoboken.

Attendees are asked to wear sneakers and loose-fitting clothing. They should also bring water and, if needed, a mat.

In the event of inclement weather, call the fitness or yoga studio for updates.

The program is part of the ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children between the ages of 3 and 5 on Friday.

The clinic, which is made possible through a partnership with Hoboken Health Department and Medicine Man Pharmacy & Compounding, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 7th and Jackson Gymnasium (605 Jackson Street).

According to the city, the clinic will feature the ...

HOBOKEN, NJ – The summer solstice arrives Tuesday, kicking off the official calendar start of the season and gifting us with the longest day of the year in terms of daylight.

But, did you know it’s also International Yoga Day?

It has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015, when the United Nations General Assembly designated the summer solstice as a day to way to ...

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) announced on Monday the first possible case of monkeypox in the state. A PCR test conducted by the Department’s Public Health and Environmental Laboratories confirmed the presence of orthopoxvirus in a Jersey City individual on June 18. A confirmatory test for the monkeypox virus, one of the viruses associated with the ...

Walgreens Brand Acetaminophen has been recalled due to failure to meet child resistant packaging requirements, announced Aurohealth. The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The recalled over-the-counter products contain the regulated ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Standing in front of the Flournoy Gethers VFW in Bayonne, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez joined local officials and members of veterans groups to call on Congress to support the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act.

This bipartisan legislation, which would expand health care access to more than 3.5 million ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ  — Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC), an affiliate of RWJBarnabas Health, the leading academic health system in New Jersey, has welcomed Carlos Lejnieks, the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties, as the hospital’s new board chair. Lejnieks has served on the JCMC board since 2011. 

From 2014 to 2017, he was chair ...