Health and Wellness

Get a “Leg Up” on Vascular Health at Deborah’s PAD Screening Event On Saturday morning, September 26, Deborah Heart and Lung Center will host its annual Peripheral Arterial Disease, or …

Today, former U.S. President Joe Biden said 6,000 men and women in the United States Armed Forces died of COVID-19 during the global pandemic.   On Thursday, Biden said there has …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last week, the Center for Disease Control released new data on the COVID-19 virus that many American’s had long suspected.  Most healthy Americans are at extremely …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today once again delivered good news.  Only 27 people in New Jersey remain on life-sustaining ventilators.   Also, no new deaths have been …

Hunterdon, NJ – Hunterdon Healthcare, a New Jersey based hospital has banned the use of face coverings that have proven to be ineffective in stopping or slowing the spread of …

SEASIDE PARK, NJ – A new study published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science found that the use of trendy bandanas and neck gaiters does very little, …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – They’re calling it “Mask Mouth”, a new trend being seen by dentists who are once again seeing patients since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  One …

TRENTON, NJ – Across New Jersey on Friday, Judith Persichili, who needs absolutely no introduction reported that for the first time since March, nobody died of COVID-19 and there were …

FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but …

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital welcomed pediatric urologists Kristin Ann Kozakowski, M.D., and Aylin Bilgütay, M.D., to the hospital’s pediatric urologic program. Pediatric urologists are surgeons …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – COVID-19 figures are rising up in Ocean County this week according to the Ocean County Health Department figures released each day.  There have been 214 new …

NEPTUNE, NJ – Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center was named to Newsweek’s 2020 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has a COVID-19 problem in his own backyard. Today, the Governor lashed out at teenagers in his own hometown for not participating in contact …

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Governor Murphy’s hometown of Middletown is now home to one of the states latest COVID-19 outbreak clusters.  Middletown Health Department officials are now saying 20 teenagers who …

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Today, my administration reached a historic agreement with Pfizer to produce and deliver 100 million doses of their vaccine immediately following its …

TRENTON, NJ – Looking at today’s figures released by Governor Phil Murphy, 99.2% of New Jersey residents who contract COVID-19 have recovered from the illness.  If you factor in age, …

LAKEWOOD, NJ –  Lakewood Township is ranked highest among Ocean County deaths per town during the COVID-19 pandemic, but 44% of all deaths in that town had one common denominator.  …

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A staggering majority of COVID-19 deaths in Brick Township occurred in the town’s assisted living facilities, according to a report issued by the State of New …

NEWARK, N.J. – Seven people have been charged for their roles in conspiracies to pay and receive kickbacks in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli has lost her mind and threw in a West Nile Virus warning during her daily COVID-19 briefing.  We all …

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has been talking a lot this week about the COVID-19 flare up and specifically mentioned a “flare-up” from residents visiting a wedding in Myrtle …

TRENTON, NJ –  Governor Phil Murphy has hit the pause button on reopening New Jersey and signaled that the return of indoor dining, movie theaters, concert venues, bars and gyms …

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – With huge protests in support of “Black Lives Matters” across the state in early to mid-June, a study from a Cambridge, Massachusetts team from the National …

Hackensack Meridian Health, the state’s largest and most comprehensive health network, recently announced that two of its hospitals, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., and Hackensack University Medical …

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has laid out his plan to allow gyms to being individualized fitness training indoors starting July 2nd.   It’s doubtful that any gyms can actually …