Sources: Tom’s River.org; News12 According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation revealed that a Toms River man was selling marijuana from a Toms River CBD shop and that he and his mother are now being charged with criminal marijuana distribution. The investigation into the distribution of marijuana and THC-related products in Ocean County, […]
Source: JerseyShoreOnline.com Despite expressing their support at a previous meeting, the majority of the Howell Township Board of Education have now voted to repeal the district’s transgender policy. According to the state’s policy, guidance from the New Jersey Department of Education accepts a student’s asserted gender identity; parental consent is not required. Currently, Howell Public […]
Source: NJ 101.5 Radio Striking nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and management met Friday for another round of mediated talks aimed at ending the 65 day old strike. The only thing both sides could agree on was to meet again on Tuesday with a mediator. It’s not wages, but enforceable staffing levels, and […]
#FluVaccineByHalloween: Power To Protect New Jersey · NJ Department of Health · CDC.gov · College Flu Challenge · Vaccine Finder Every flu season is different, and flu can affect people differently. But during typical flu seasons, millions of people get flu, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized and thousands to tens of thousands of […]
Source: CommonDreams.org Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), an advocacy group that supports transitioning to a single-payer health insurance system, found that Medicare Advantage (MA) overbills the federal government by at least $88 billion per year, based on 2022 spending. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that adding dental, vision, and hearing to Medicare […]
Source: NJ Spotlight News PART ONE To train the perinatal professionals, the Quality Institute created scenarios that involved people in crisis both before and after giving birth. One scenario descries Maria, who is nine weeks pregnant with her second child, but “ultimately experiences early, worsening, and then crisis mental-health signs and symptoms” the institute notes. […]