Health & Wellness

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Middlesex County health officials did not report any new positive COVID-19 cases in Piscataway over the last 24-hour period. The total remains at 812 residents who have tested positive and the death toll remains at 32.

The New Jersey Department of Health reported 158,844 positive cases Friday, an increase of 1,659 with 11,531 deaths, an increase of 130 overnight.

There are ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Middlesex County health officials began COVID-19 testing in Piscataway on Thursday with its new drive-through clinic at the former Ericksson property along Hoes Lane.

Through windows opened about an inch, county medical personnel coached patients on how to take the new saliva-based test that was developed by researchers at Rutgers University.

“Unlike the nasal swab, ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Middlesex County health officials reported 4 new positive COVID-19 cases in Piscataway over the last 24-hour period, bringing the total to 812 residents who have tested positive. No additional information regarding the new cases was provided.

The reported death toll remains at 32 for the township.

There are 15,633 positive cases in Middlesex County and 968 ...

TRENTON, NJ  — New Jersey’s medical director on Thursday set the record straight on the newly-arrived trend of donning a face mask as means of COVID-19 protection but not including one’s nose — known as “mask droop syndrome.”

“We understand that it’s uncomfortable, that people have problems with glasses fogging up [and] that it is difficult ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - An inexpensive and readily available saline solution can be used to safely store and transport coronavirus samples and help resolve a nationwide shortage of the solution needed to complete COVID-19 testing, according to Rutgers researchers.

In a study published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, investigators report that phosphate buffered saline — a simple salt ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Middlesex County health officials are reporting 2 new positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total to 808 Piscataway residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.  

Sadly, one death was reported, increasing the death toll to 32 for the township.

There are now 15,547 positive cases in Middlesex County and 964 deaths, according to ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Hurrying off to The Hamptons or Hilton Head? Carpooling to Cape Cod or Cape May?

With Memorial Day behind us and summer just down the road, a Rutgers expert recommends that you pack your hand sanitizer, mask and common sense along with your sunscreen and sandals when you go on vacation.

Whether you're headed to the Grand Canyon or the Grand Tetons this summer, ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ -- A bat found inside a Piscataway home near Rivercrest Drive and Ludlow Street has tested positive for rabies.

Middlesex County health officials announced on Wednesday that a resident of the home discovered the bat on Thursday, May 21 which an animal control officer took for testing at a New Jersey Department of Health laboratory.

The results came back positive that the ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Middlesex County health officials reported 1 new positive COVID-19 case on Tuesday, bringing the total to 806 residents who have tested positive in Piscataway. No additional information regarding the new case was provided.

The reported death toll remains at 31 for the township.

Statewide, there are 155,764 cases, an increase of 672 overnight, with 11,191 deaths ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Middlesex County health officials reported 1 new positive COVID-19 case in Piscataway over the last 24-hour period, bringing the total to 805 residents who have tested positive. No additional information regarding the new case was provided.

The reported death toll remains at 31 for the township.

Statewide, there have been 155,092 cases, an increase of 938 ...