Source: New Jersey Patch According to its supporters, one of the most comprehensive prescription drug price transparency programs in the country has crossed the finish line in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a package of bills into law in the name of “health care affordability,” which will work together to establish greater oversight […]
Source: Candace Schur (Facebook) Usually when people disappear off the face of the earth you can assume things are going really bad for that person or really well. Well, I’m Still alive, still kickin’! Made some huge changes in my lifestyle but I’m still the same me. I hit my rock bottom a year ago. […]
Source: CNBC.com The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved the Alzheimer’s Disease treatment Leqembi, a pivotal decision that will expand access to the expensive drug for older Americans. Leqembi is the first Alzheimer’s antibody treatment to receive full FDA approval. It is also the first such drug that to receive broad coverage through […]
Source: MyCentral Jersey.com The Muhlenberg Ambulatory Surgery Center (MASC), which offers minimally invasive surgical care in a 17,728-square-foot state-of-the-art space, has officially opened at the site of the former Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield. MASC has four operating rooms and will provide pain management, orthopedic, sports medicine, spine/neuro, ortho spine, podiatric and lower-extremity vascular services. MASC […]
Summer Safety Awareness: Heat-Related Illnesses · Fireworks · Swimming · Boating · Bicycling · Outdoor Cooking · Sunscreens · KidsAndCars.org: Fact Sheet PDF · Donate The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation with the mission of saving lives, preventing injuries, and reducing economic costs, has […]
Source: Township Journal After working into his 80s as a self-labeled “Doc in a Car” visiting homebound residents across northern New Jersey, Milton “Dr. Mickey” Mintz, now 94, receives home care himself. “Without the VNA, I’d have been lost just like the patients I used to visit,” said the retired physician. A physical therapist from […]