Health & Wellness

NEW JERSEY: All Passaic County residents can now sign up to receive a free COVID-19 saliva test kit that can be self-administered at home.  This is the first at-home testing model being conducted by any local or county government in the State of New Jersey.

The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders are partnering with Vault Medical Services of New Jersey and the Rutgers Clinical ...

Jersey Shore:  — L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) kicked off the first-ever New Jersey Social Distance Walk this week on the Belmar boardwalk — a fundraising effort to help keep local drug prevention programs in communities and schools. You can organize one in your town too! 

Standing six feet apart from each other, representatives from Belmar and Lake Como ...

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MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: A piece of HOPE during tough times is something that is so important. We all need something to look forward to and there is something exciting that is galloping towards the near future. What happens when two like-minded individuals come together for a shared dream? ...

Clinical Contributors to this Story

Scott J. Druckman, D.O. contributes to topics such as Behavioral Health, Nutrition.

Memorial Day weekend! The holiday always signals the start of the summer season at the Jersey Shore. With beaches now open, and physical distancing and other health and safety measures in place to keep beach goers safe, what will our pandemic summer look like, ...

SUSSEX, NJ – Supermarkets Stop and Shop and Weis Markets have issued recalls on Healthy Choice Power Bowl 9.5 ounce Chicken Feta and Farro.  The United States Department of Agriculture have issues a warning that expands on a recall issued on April 10, 2020.Conagra Brands, Inc. or Russellville, Arkansas and Marshall, Missouri recalled approximately 276,872 pounds of not ready to eat ...

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At this time Hazlet's Hope Network is operating & running, as we always are! Addiction doesn't close or shut down due to this national pandemic. Being quarantined has left many people feeling isolated and depressed. If you or loved one is in need of help, please reach out to us by calling our Crisis Hotline available 24/7 (732) 739-7717.  Our Peer ...

Clinical Contributors to this Story

Aryeh Baer, M.D. contributes to topics such as Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Kevin A Slavin, M.D. contributes to topics such as Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

We know that COVID-19 causes severe disease mostly in older adults and in those with underlying health problems. Fortunately, children for the most part have been spared the ...

Medical Contributor: Laurent Delavaux, M.D., contributes to topics such as Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine.

Working from home may be the new ‘normal’ for some individuals given the COVID-19 pandemic—but did you know that the layout of your home office (or even the way you position and stare at your laptop) may affect ...

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Jersey Shore: Kevin Chiaravalloti is on a mission to inspire others every day! Skip the caffeine and watch Kevin instead in the video below:

Chiaravalloti is on a mission to inspire others every day.  "Positivity is vital to your health and wellness. My motto is; always ...

NEW JERSEY — Medical professionals will soon be permitted to resume elective surgeries at hospitals and surgical centers, the governor said Friday.

The elective surgeries, which had been suspended, will restart May 26, Gov. Phil Murphy said at his daily COVID-19 press briefing, where he also outlined details for the upcoming primary election and federal funding for NJ ...