Source: NorthJersey.com Beyond stimulus checks and expanded unemployment payments, the federal relief package signed by President Joe Biden this month does more to expand health coverage in New Jersey than any measure since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010. Job losses and high insurance costs have left about 500,000 New Jersey residents without […]
Source: CentralJersey.com Hackensack Meridian Health has announced the formation of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation. The newly created foundation will serve as the parent organization for the network’s 10 community-based hospital foundations. In addition to raising funds for the network’s local medical centers, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation will also focus on network-wide priorities such as behavioral […]
Source: BlackDoctor.org Most people think of vaccines this way: you get vaccinated, and your immune system prepares to fight a virus or bacteria that enters the body. The vaccine serves as the catalyst to set up protection, prevent infection, and prevent you from infecting others. Unfortunately, it is not quite that simple. Not all vaccines […]
Source: TheHill.com Colorectal cancer is estimated to kill more than 53,000 Americans this year alone. It remains the No. 2 cancer killer among men and women in the United States, and disproportionately affects people of color. But with recommended screening, this disease is preventable. That’s one of the reasons the Affordable Care Act required that […]
Brain Injury Alliance of America (biaUSA.org) · Covid/Vaccination Info Brain Injury Associaton of New Jersey (biaNJ.org) · New Jersey Resources · Donate A brain injury is one which occurs to the brain after birth and is not congenital, degenerative or hereditary. The injury results in a change of the brain’s neuronal activity. There are two […]
Source: HudsonReporter.com Holy Name Medical Center has announced plans to expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to include a new location in West New York at the Memorial High School gymnasium, at Broadway and 55th Street. The site will begin vaccinating residents with appointments on April 4. To register, visit vaccine.holyname.org or register via the town’s […]