TRENTON, N.J. — The Assembly Appropriations Committee has advanced Assembly Bill No. 2378 (1R), which would impose tougher penalties for assaults on law enforcement officers and certain other emergency personnel.…
Understanding Parkinson’s Disease: Symptoms, Treatment, and Recent News on President Biden Recent reports have revealed that President Joe Biden’s physician met with Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s disease specialist from…
TRENTON, NJ – The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee has favorably reported Senate Bill No. 3201 with amendments, significantly toughening penalties for assaults against law enforcement officers and other…
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry are busy this week making sure that personal and commercial importations of Mother’s Day…
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is addressing public health concerns following the confirmation of a measles case earlier this year and the investigation of eight…
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change is the biggest threat to human health in Africa and the rest of the world, the head of the continent’s public health…
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Gaza’s vulnerable health infrastructure to be safeguarded as the war-torn enclave faces an increased risk…
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Northern Ocean County faces a health challenge with a rising number of shigella cases, a bacterium found in the intestinal tract of infected individuals and shed through…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will host a six-week course aimed at empowering individuals with chronic diseases to manage symptoms like fatigue and depression,…
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – An experimental blood test that detected Parkinson’s disease in a preliminary study could become the first specific tool for diagnosing the devastating neurodegenerative condition, researchers…
CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, in an older beef cow at…
By Shawana Alleyne-Morris and Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The annual number of new Parkinson’s disease diagnoses in the United States is likely 50% higher than estimated, based on a broad…
Superstar Celine Dion announced today she suffers from Stiff Person Syndrome, postponing dates on her 2023 European tour because of it. “Hello, everyone. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long…
LAREDO, Texas — As the U.S.-Mexico border community observes the All Souls Day (Día de los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials representing Laredo Field Office ports of…
(Reuters) -KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday it has ended a mid-stage study for its drug to prevent recurrent swelling attacks in people with hereditary angioedema due to safety concerns,…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 2, 2022 — A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has further clarified the clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD). The…
By Jennifer Rigby GENEVA – Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at…
XIFAXAN® (rifaximin), TRULANCE® (plecanatide) and PLENVU® Research Posters Will Be Presented LAVAL, Quebec, May 18, 2022 — Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX: BHC) (“Bausch Health”) and its gastroenterology business, Salix…
As Honorary Chair of the 2022 NJ Walk, Ambassador Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson inspired the crowd, highlighting the LRA’s accomplishments and its vision for the future. Vice President of Community…
My Special Aflac Duck is a social robot that offers a sense of comfort, joy, and control to children undergoing cancer treatment and children living with sickle cell disease. In…
MANALAPAN, NJ – A freehold business owner and father, James Raffone is going tot the top of the world to help his son battle a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy…
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK – After her mother and sister died within 30 days from heart disease, Stephanie Johnson made it her mission to fight against the killer often…
By Jonathan Stempel – Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, on Wednesday said it is “massively stupid” for tensions to escalate between the United States and China,…
At least 60 people, including around 40 children, traveling with a migrant caravan through Mexico exhibited symptoms of either Dengue Fever or COVID-19, according to several reports on Wednesday night.…