Healthcare Act Enrollment Period Ends Feb. 15 2015 Medicare Enrollment Period Ends December 7 2014 Source: NJ.com New Jersey, meet Oscar. The state’s newest health insurance company — although named after co-founder Josh Kushner’s great-grandfather — endeavors to be a thoroughly modern alternative geared to the tech-savvy consumer who is searching for coverage via the […]
This holiday season, volunteers are needed at four Barnes and Noble bookstores in northern New Jersey that have offered their locations for Wrapping For Inclusion: Shoppers can have their purchases gift-wrapped by the volunteers in exchange for a donation to the National Inclusion Project. The mission of NIP: “To bridge the gap that exists between […]
Sources: Urban Health Initiative Program; American Diabetes Association During American Diabetes Month®, the American Diabetes Association is continuing its efforts to reduce health disparities and Stop Diabetes® in minority communities through the annual I Decide to Stop Diabetes campaign. Because minority populations are disproportionately affected by diabetes, increasing awareness and access to education are key […]
Source: My Bergen.com Health Parents, coaches and trainers are focusing their attention on the safety of their players during the fall school sports season, but statistics show that injuries on the sidelines — among cheerleaders — rank almost as high as those that take place on the field. Cheerleading has changed dramatically from the days […]
Sources: The Daily Share (HLN TV), USA Today.com …Three Americans have been infected (with the Ebola virus) — and…the World Health Organization warned that the number could shoot up to 10,000 people per week (yes, per week) by December. That’s 10 times the current rate of infection… (T)he real answer to stopping Ebola? “Diagnostics certainly […]
Sources: CBS New York.com, NJ.com Healthfit, MotherJones.com New York and New Jersey have set up a new screening system that goes above and beyond the guidelines already set up by federal officials. The patients with the highest level of possible exposure will be automatically quarantined for 21 days at a government-regulated facility. (T)hose patients include […]