Digestive Reflux Disease Awareness: Heartburn · Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) · Jefferson Health NJ · National Institutes of Health Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is very common, affecting up to 1 in 5 or more of adult men and women in the U.S. population. It also occurs in children. Although common, the disease often is […]
Source: New Jersey Patch Just because someone recovered from COVID-19, it doesn’t mean the virus’s presence is gone. A new Rutgers University study will examine the effects of COVID-19 on memory loss, dementia and “brain fog.” The research team will assess each person’s cognition, mood and sleep patterns to identify potential causes of brain fog […]
Source: North Jersey.com New York Yankees fans are familiar with Gio Urshela’s graceful movements on the field, snaring wickedly hit grounders at third base with the greatest of ease. Urshela possesses an even greater skill for compassion, easing the burden on children at Hackensack University Medical Center with a visit, a smile, an autographed photo, […]
Source: NorthJersey.com The spiritual might call it instant karma, while the pragmatic chalk it up to the effecitvness of the St. Barnabas Kidney Paired Donation program. Either way, a veterinarian from Woodland Park got a lifesaving kidney donation. Dr. Mark Salemi had been waiting for more than a year for a matching donor and last […]
Source: Press Of Atlantic City The city’s needle exchange program will continue operating out of a Tennessee Avenue location for now, according to an order from a Superior Court judge. “We’re very encouraged the judge is asking the State Department of Health to weigh in on this matter,” AIDS Alliance CEO Carol Harney said after […]
Sources: BBC.com; Under My Skin For Life Foundation (Facebook) An experimental pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in vulnerable adults, clinical trial results suggest. The drug — called Paxlovid — is aimed at the elderly and others at high risk of severe […]