Sources: RLS Media; Military Times About a dozen passengers experiencing symptoms of influenza on the Royal Carribean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas were quarantined and tested for the coronavirus infection by New Jersey health officials after the ship was instructed to dock in Bayonne. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said: “We are closely monitoring […]
Congential Heart Defects: Children’s Heart Foundation · CHD Coalition · NJ Dept. Health Newborn Screening/Genetic Svcs. Sources: New Jersey Dept. of Health; MarchOfDimes.org Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) occur when a baby’s heart or blood vessels do not form properly during the pregnancy. Heart defects are the most common birth defect. Most babies are born with […]
Source: RLS Media Burlington County Prosecutor (BCPO) Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Department Chief Richard Spitler announced that a Mount Holly man and his girlfriend were charged after the man’s 2-year-old son ingested fentanyl and methamphetamine, which caused his brain to swell and prompted the use of Narcan to save his life. Officials […]
Source: NorthJersey.com Paterson Press In a decision that threatens to undermine one of Andre Sayegh’s main accomplishments during his first year as Paterson’s mayor, a judge has ruled that Paterson must reinstate its self-insurance program for health benefits for firefighters and police officers. Sayegh said the city would appeal the ruling issued on by Superior […]
Source: ABC News NY Students from Princeton University who traveled to China within the last two weeks are being asked to self-isolate amid growing concerns of coronavirus. Princeton said students, faculty and staff who traveled to mainland China within the last 14 days must self-isolate until 14 days have passed since they were last in […]
Source: CentralJersey.com Keri Mandell is an educator in the South Brunswick Public School District, a yogi, CrossFit coach, marathoner and Ironman athlete. After moving back to her native New Jersey, she joined a running group. She competed in her first marathon in Philadelphia in 2014 and has run in fourteen of them since then, including […]