Health & Wellness

State is spending $50 million to reach out, including calls to 260,000 people urging them to get vaccinated

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State officials have taken proactive steps to support New Jersey’s ...

Though behavioral health cases remain a small number of the overall emergency visits, the increase is causing concern

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LIVINGSTON, NJ — Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC) has been awarded its 19th consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Score rating by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. SBMC, an RWJBarnabas Health facility located in Livingston, is the only hospital in the state and one of only 27 in the ...

NEW JERSEY — As of Monday, New Jersey has administered more than 6,661,861 vaccine doses, (4,091,234 with at least one dose and 2,819,226 fully vaccinated people).  In Essex County, the dashboard is showing that as of today, 523,943 doses of vaccines have been administered. That number includes 211,915 fully vaccinated people.

All New Jerseyans over 16 years ...

As deaths mounted, there were few options to deal with COVID-19. One treatment appears to be working, but must be taken in time.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A high-ranking Rutgers executive says students who decline to take the COVID-19 vaccine should consider taking a gap year or transferring to another school.

Antonio Calcado, the executive vice president for strategic planning and operations and chief operating officer, said there are five exemptions the state university is making for students returning in ...

Panera at Home Lobster Bisque has been voluntarily recalled due to an undeclared egg allergen, announced Blount Fine Foods. This item is only sold in refrigerated cases in the deli department of grocery-retail stores; it is not sold at any Panera bakery-cafe, they stated.

The recall is limited to the one product with a UPC Code of 077958690300. Lot Number 030821-11K and a Use By Date ...

Prescription drug prices are too high, any New Jerseyan can tell you that. This was true before the global Coronavirus pandemic, during the pandemic, and without action from our leaders it will still be true after. That countless families must struggle to afford basic life-saving medication is a tragedy. The New Jersey Legislature must pass A2418/S1066 to lower drug prices.

One of the most ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — If you have ever wondered what to do with your expired or unused medications, here is the opportunity to dispose of them without them getting into the wrong hands or contaminating the waste stream: April 24 is Drug Take Back Day. Drop off your unwanted or expired medications at the drop box located in the Maplewood Police Department lobby. 

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Fed program will keep immunizations coming at long-term care facilities, where nearly all residents are vaccinated but only half of staffers

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