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 ...

The article below is being featured as part of the  Talk About the Good  campaign.

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? ...

RED BANK, 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 ...

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, ...

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 your overall neck ...

NEW JERSEY: Hackensack University Medical Center has been approved to recruit recovered and recovering COVID-19 patients to assess their blood and test it for antibodies in response to the virus. These antibodies may help other patients who are infected with COVID-19. Patients with promising antibodies will be asked to come back to donate an additional blood sample which may be helpful for sick ...

MONMOUTH and OCEAN COUNTIES: Green Leaf Pet Resort is offering Free Doggie Day Care to all hospital workers at both Green Leaf locations. WATCH video below to get started! 

Green Leaf Pet Resort with Monmouth County locations in Oakhurst and Millstone, is giving back to our local heroes. In appreciation for our frontline, Green Leaf Pet Resort is providing FREE DOGGIE DAYCARE for ...

RED BANK, NJ: Red Bank dentist Dr. Glenn MacFarlane has a different approach to the for his Center for Holistic Dental Medicine practice, located at 211 Broad Street.

As the name implies, he takes a “whole-body” approach to dentistry that includes essential oils, aromatherapy and sleep apnea treatment.

Known as “DocSmile,” he has been the official cosmetic ...

TRENTON, NJ – During his May 4 COVID-19 daily briefing, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated that the low number of new positive cases and recorded deaths reported today were “suspect.”

“The numbers may be low as a result of a network outage we had yesterday. This may have prevented all cases from being processed,” said Murphy.

New positive cases reported: ...