#RockYourDisability Awareness: NJ Division of Disability Services · CDC.gov · Musician Jessie Malin: Donate · Charcot Marie Tooth Association: Donate Sources: Pinelands Alliance; NJ Division of Disability Services Approximately 24% of U.S. adults — 61 million Americans — have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a U.S. Centers For Diease Control (CDC) […]
Source: New Jersey Monitor.com A coalition of 47 mental health, disability rights, civil rights, and racial justice groups are urging Gov. Phil Murphy to veto a bill lawmakers passed last month that would double the time hospitals can hold people in mental crisis who have been hospitalized against their will. In legislative hearings last month, […]
PART ONE Sources: Socratic Solutions.us; National Public Radio Kratom is legal in New Jersey. Because this plant has opiate-like qualities, the government created a bill, NJ A443 make it illegal to possess, produce, distribute, and promote. But after three attempts, in 2015, 2018, and 2020, it has not passed. Registered individuals suffering from severe illnesses […]
Source: National Public Radio Kavasutra is a dimly lit bar in Lantana, Florida. On a recent Friday night, there were about a dozen patrons drinking, flirting, swiping at their phones. What’s not here is booze — the bar serves only non-alcoholic botanical drinks. And one drink is clearly winning out: jumbo plastic cups filled with […]
Source: RLS Media Shoprite, a popular food chain in New Jersey, is among several stores in the nation to pull a frozen food dessert product from its freezers that the maker gas recalled. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream Inc, the manufacturer of Outshine No Sugar Added Strawberry Fruit […]
Source: CNBC.com The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s shot that protects infants and toddlers against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is the leading cause of hospitalization among babies in the U.S. Nirsevimab, sold under the brand name Beyfortus, is the first shot approved by the FDA to protect all infants […]