January 7, 2020 JACKSON – Jersey Shore University Medical Center is holding a free New Moms Network meeting Tuesday, January 7, 1–3 p.m., at Meridian Health Village at Jackson, lower…
Highlighting their nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Ocean Medical Center in Brick were named Top Teaching…
JACKSON-A Jackson boy has been receiving an outpouring of support from near and far as he continues to battle Castleman Disease, a rare disease that affects the lymph nodes that…
Neptune, NJ – December 17, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation was recognized by NJBIZ in its 2019 Reader Rankings as the top nonprofit organization in New Jersey.…
Neptune, NJ – November 27, 2019 ― Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce its 22nd Annual Gala, the Giving Heals Gala, raised nearly $1.7 million for…
A California woman suffering from mesothelioma has prevailed in the latest talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, following six days of jury deliberation that ended Friday when the jury awarded…
Milking the umbilical cord—gently squeezing the cord and pushing the contents into the newborn’s abdomen before clamping the cord—could increase the risk for severe intraventricular hemorrhage, or bleeding into the…
The Federal Health Insurance Exchange (also known as the Marketplace) Open Enrollment Period runs from November 1, 2019 to December 15, 2019, for coverage starting on January 1, 2020. Similar…
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center was recognized by NJBIZ in its 2019 Reader Rankings as among the top three Best Hospitals and Best Cardiac Care Centers in…
On November 8, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. Medicare…
As directed by President Trump’s Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, today the Department of Health and Human Services is announcing that the Centers for Medicare &…
NY State of Health, the state’s official health plan Marketplace today announced the health insurance options available to New Yorkers in 2020. Open Enrollment for coverage in a 2020 Qualified…
Rutgers Athletics and Official Healthcare Provider, RWJBarnabas Health, celebrated 8-year old Jared Gaedt of Neptune, NJ as the “Shining Knight” of the game during the first quarter intermission of the…
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Ocean Medical Center in Brick were awarded ‘A’s from The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide. The…
TOMS RIVER-As we peel back the layers of the onion on Toms River’s wild turkey terror problem, Major League Baseball player and Toms River Little League legend Todd Frazier gobbled…
An Israeli love story about an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family in Israel has become a hit on the video streaming service, Netflix and you can learn something about the community if…
Hydrocephalus affects approximately 1 million Americans, in every stage of life, from infants to the elderly. It affects people in all walks of life, from every socioeconomic background. One out…
High School South has welcomed 21 students and two teachers from Pfullingen, Germany, who are currently in town for a two-week stay. The students, who arrived Oct. 18, are part…
In recent years, advanced robotic technology has enabled surgeons to provide a growing number of patients with complex medical conditions, minimally-invasive surgical treatment, rather than traditional open surgery. This is…
It all started with a cough that wouldn’t go away. In December 2017, Lakehurst, NJ resident Maybelline Hicks went to her primary care physician. Even though she had just recovered…
Neptune, NJ ― October 14, 2019 ― Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce that its 22nd Annual Gala, honoring Gordon Litwin, Esq., chair of the Hackensack…
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently welcomed Scott W. Smilen, M.D., FACOG, as its Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Smilen is board certified in Female Pelvic…
BRICK-Students in Mr. Schiable’s class at Brick Memorial High School are learning all about sustainable food sources through aquaponics. Schiable’s class harvested their first catch of tilapia this week that…
By: Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D., FACS For decades, breast self-exams were routinely recommended as an early detection tool for breast cancer. But recent research shows that self-exams do not…
Neptune, NJ – September 30, 2019 – The Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce a gift of $350,000 from the Morris and Clara…