Source: NJ.com Gender-affirming providers are not only doctors who perform plastic surgeries or administer hormone replacement therapy. They’re doctors, nurses, front desk staff and everyone in a medical office who know how to respectfully care for gender diverse patients. Creators behind an upcoming app, TranZap, want to make that search simpler for gender diverse people […]
Sources: CentralJersey.com; BlackDoctor.org Hackensack Meridian Health officially unveiled its new name, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Old Bridge, to the public. Robert C. Garrett, chief executive officer, Hackensack Meridian Health, said in a prepared statement. “Our new name reflects our mission and supports our growing Old Bridge community.” “From expanding our Emergency Department, an award-winning ICU, […]
Source: MSN.com More than 2 million New Jerseyans are now eligible to get booster shots of the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following the federal Centers for Disease Control’s approval Thursday night. Health officials are urging those eligible to get boosters as soon as possible as colder weather and holiday gatherings will force […]
Source: Spondylitis.org Over the weekend of October 15th, 2021, nearly four dozen New Jersey rock bands performed 30 minute sets for New Jersey internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com to raise funds for the 14th annual Banding Together: Benefit For The Spondylitis Association of America (SAA). During these times when enhanced safety protocols are necessary at live […]
Source: Patch.com The second largest hospital system in New Jersey has confirmed it fired 118 employees who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, In total, 124 RWJ Barnabas staffers have been fired for refusing to get the vaccine. RWJ Barnabas gave its 35,000 employees a deadline of Oct. 15 to present proof of vaccination. So […]
Source: GoFundMe.com On July 28, 2021, Darren Hussey was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. He was rushed to the RWJ Trauma center with a traumatic brain injury and needed an emergency craniectomy so he might live. He was in ICU for weeks on a ventilator in critical condition before he was transferred […]