Summer Blood Drive: Vitalant · Red Cross New Jersey: Northern · Central · Southern · Blood Donor App · New Jersey Blood Services Source: Vitalant One in 7 hospitalized patients needs a blood transfusion. All blood types are needed to support emergency and ongoing patient needs. Type O blood is most commonly transfused and type […]
Source: RLS Media The ongoing pandemic has put a spotlight on inequities in the healthcare system, especially among the most marginalized members of the community. Those who suffer most are new immigrants, the elderly, and people from lower incomes who lack access to medical care, technology, and health information that is necessary to make informed […]
Source: TapInto.net In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus has called upon the regulatory body to approve the transaction between Saint Peter’s Health Care System and RWJBarnabas Health (“RWJBH”), which will lead to the creation of a premier academic medical center (Premier AMC) in New Brunswick. “We believe […]
Source: NJ.com A former pharmacy technician was arrested after allegedly stealing approximately $8.2 million worth of prescription HIV medications from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange between August 2017 and November 2019, federal authorities said. In a criminal complaint, an FBI special agent wrote that Lisa M. Hoffman, placed large orders for HIV […]
Mental Health Awareness: #Together4MH · National Alliance For Mental Health (NAMI.org) · New Jersey Resource Directory PDF · For NJ Veterans · Online Chat · New Jersey Mental Health Cares: Online Screening Tools · Donate Unfortunately, statistics show that too often, people in mental health crises experience tragic outcomes. According to The Washington Post, one […]
Source: RLS Media Rachael Johnson was a Kean University sophomore in February 2020 when she first suspected something was wrong. She had swollen glands that didn’t improve, hot flashes, and so much fatigued that she often felt sleepy while driving. Because of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t until June that got […]