Source: New Jersey Patch Many Americans could soon become eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot. But with federal regulations set to review applications from Moderna and Pfizer, vaccines for the virus could come with an out-of-pocket cost for the first time. The Biden administration requested $22.5 billion in immediate funding to battle COVID, which […]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness: Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Prevent Cancer Fdn. (#TooYoungForThis) · American Cancer Society · ScreenNJ · Screening Methods · New Jersey Specialists · Helpline (877) 422-2030 From the time the first abnormal cells start to grow into polyps, it usually takes about 10 to 15 years for them to develop into colorectal cancer. […]
Source: NJ.com There’s a commercial where someone says that if there’s anything worse than hearing a doctor tell you that you have cancer, it’s that your child has cancer. When three-year-old Anjali Minocha of Jersey City was diagnosed with high-risk neurblastoma in January 2021, her mother and father weren’t prepared for what was to come. […]
Source: TapInto.net NJ; Rehabs.com American Addiction Centers commissioned a study in which the 100 largest towns and cities in New Jersey were ranked for their number of alcohol-related Instagram posts over the course of the pandemic. The researchers analyzed 5,000 Instagram posts starting from March 2020 – the unofficial start of lockdowns for most states […]
Source: NJ.com A federal appeals court has upheld a decision blocking the planned merger of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with Hackensack Meridian Health out of concern raised by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the deal would have driven up the price of hospital care in Bergen County. If Hackensack acquired Englewood — its […]
Source: NorthJersey.com While the role of public health departments is invisible to most people, they suddenly stepped into the spotlight during the pandemic. Contact tracing, COVID testing and vaccination drives created unprecedented demands they were hard-pressed to meet. New Jersey’s public health workforce is half the size, per capita, of that in such states as […]