MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Alan Lieber, President of Overlook Medical Center, has joined the Leadership Council of Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss, the Mountainside-based nonprofit that offers free, year-round peer grief support for children, young adults and parents / guardians who have had a parent, sibling or child die, as well as support groups for caregivers of an adult or ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Trinitas Regional Medical Center's mission to promote vaginal childbirth has recently been recognized by the NJ Department of Health and New Jersey Hospital Association, and their statewide initiative to reduce unnecessary cesarean sections for the well-being of mothers and babies.

According to hospital representatives, their low C-section rate (16.9%) is the result of ...

SUMMIT, NJ -  Following successful Phase 1 clinical trials, the Toca regimen – a new immunotherapy for patients with recurrent brain cancer – has advanced to a Phase 3 study, which is currently underway. The trial is being conducted at 68 sites across the United States, Canada, Israel and South Korea, including at Overlook Medical Center’s Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - The staff at Trinitas Regional Medical Center where presented with handmade hats for their newborn infants as well as patients at the Cancer Center last week by the 4C’s, a club from St. Helens Roman Catholic Church in Westfield.

Alesia Porter, program director of the 4C’s, along with Roselle Park resident Karen Rodden, made the presentation to Trinitas staff ...

UNION, NJ - Union will host its Relay for Life on June 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 11: p.m. at the track at Union High School, 2350 N. 3rd St.

Last year, 30 teams with more than 200 participants raised over $35,000 in the fight against cancer.

“This is our community’s opportunity to help save lives from cancer by taking our message to more people and raising more dollars to fund the ...

PARSIPPANY, NJ - With Lyme Disease cases rising at alarming rates across New Jersey, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and State Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal visited Mountain Way Park in Parsippany today to discuss efforts to stem the tide, and to raise awareness.  New N.J. Department of Health (DOH) data show the highest number of reported Lyme diseases cases in the state in nearly ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Time is of the essence when it comes to identifying and treating symptoms of stroke and it’s widely accepted that the sooner treatment is provided the better the outcome will be, however new research suggests that all hope isn’t lost for certain types of stroke victims whose symptoms aren’t treated until later in time after last being seen as ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Local nonprofit Community Access Unlimited (CAU) raised more than $55,000 for programs to serve people with disabilities and at-risk youth last week at its 2018 CAU Golf Classic, held at Suburban Country Club.

With Valley National Bank as the event sponsor and the support of the business community, 100 attendees representing 53 businesses supported the agency and its members ...

UNION, NJ – For the 25th year, fifth grade students from Jefferson Elementary School graduated from a drug resistance program with special guest professional wrestler and Union High School graduate Fred Rosser, aka Prime Time Darren Young.

Born and raised in Vauxhall, Rosser said as a kid growing up he had a speech impediment and was over-weight.  “Both my grandparents lived ...

Newark, NJ—A nurse who has worked for Saint Michael’s Medical Center for more than 26 years was honored with the DAISY Foundation's Daisy Award, which honors the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day

Honorata “Nori” Reyes of Union, who works in the hospital’s same-day surgery department, was described as a role model and a team player ...