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Check out these new M&M themed crocs about to hit stores
NEW YORK – Sweet meets street as M&M’S and Crocs announced Thursday their first-ever collaboration, rolling out a limited-edition footwear collection that merges candy-colored fun with Crocs’ signature comfort. The collection drops…
Meridian Health Foundation’s 22nd Annual Gala Raises $1.7 Million
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 the organization.…
Johnson & Johnson Loses Asbestos Baby Powder Lawsuits, Pays Over $60 Million to Cancer Victims
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 her $40 million in…
Report: Cord Blood Milking Could Increase Risk of Injury in Newborn Babies
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 brain’s fluid-filled…
Open Enrollment is Now Open; Everything You need to know for 2020 Health Insurance buying through the FHIE Marketplace
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 to previous…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Recognized in 2019 NJBIZ Reader Rankings
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 the state.…
What are 2020 Medicaid and Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance Amounts for Part A & B Programs
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 Part B…
What Trump’s Affordable Healthcare Order Means for Americans Looking for Health Insurance in 2019
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 & Medicaid Services…
Get Health Insurance in New York State, Marketplace Open Until January 31, 2020
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 Health Plan…
8-Year Old Jared Gaedt Battling Cerebral Palsy Celebrated as “Shining Knight” of The Game During Rutgers vs. Ohio State Football Game on Saturday, Nov. 16
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 Rutgers vs.…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center & Ocean Medical Center Receive ‘A’s for Patient Safety
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 designation recognizes…
Mets’ Frazier Says Out of Control Turkeys Ruined His Cars, Trashed His Yard
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 up the…
Binge Watcher: Netflix Hit Shtisel is Depiction of Life in the Ultra Orthodox Community
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 you pay…
Living with Hydrocephalus Event at JSUMC, Nov. 9
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 of every…
German Exchange Students Welcomed at Toms River South
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 of an…
500th Robotic Thoracic Surgery Completed at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
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 true at…
Advanced Care Helped Maybelline Beat Breast Cancer
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 from a…
Meridian Health Foundation Celebrates 22nd Annual Gala
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 Meridian Health…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Welcomes New OB/GYN Chair, Dr. Scott Smilen
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 Medicine and…
Brick Students Learn About Sustainability wit Aquaponics
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 were grown…
Self-Breast Exams Don’t Increase Cancer Survival
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 increase breast…
$350,000 Gift Made to Support Pediatric Palliative Care at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
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 Weshnak Family…
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Nationally Recognized for Heart Attack Treatment
Four Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Performance Achievement Awards for 2019 for their high standards of heart attack treatment. Jersey…
New Assistant CMO for Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Kim Carpenter, M.D., FAAFP, CTHQS, recently announced that Board Certified Nephrologist Arif Asif, M.D., MHCM, has been appointed assistant chief medical…
Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Region Calendar Announcements for OCTOBER 2019
October 1, 2019 JACKSON – Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is holding a free New Moms Network meeting Tuesday, October 1, 1–3 p.m., at Meridian Health Village at Jackson,…
Multiple Sclerosis Center Holding Open House, Sept. 21
The recently opened Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is holding an open house Saturday, September 21, 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon, first floor of…
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