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Health & Wellness
By RWJBARNABAS HEALTH
April 11, 2024
Maternal health is a fundamental aspect of societal well-being. However, despite advances in medical technology and improvements in healthcare practices, Black women continue to face disproportionately higher risks during pregnancy and childbirth. The state of Black maternal health in the United ...
Two Million Black+Decker® garment steamers by Empower Brands have been recalled due to a burn hazard announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. A refund is being offered to customers. According to the recall, the steamers can expel, spray, or leak hot water during use, ...
NEW JERSEY – When Elisa D’Amelio went to the emergency room back in March 2022, the New Jersey resident weighed just 129 pounds. While the numbers on the scale were not that alarming despite her 5'7" frame, it was D’Amelio’s overall health that set off alarms. Based on her blood work, she was ...
East Orange, NJ - STOMP Out Bullying and the New York Jets, in partnership with The Defensive Line, unveiled a new Wellness Room for East Orange Campus High School students. Ross Ellis, the CEO and founder of STOMP Out Bullying and Jesse Linder, VP of Community Relations for the New York Jets, ...
East Orange, NJ: The City of East Orange’s Department of Health and Human Services partnered with Rutgers’ Cancer Institute of Health at University Hospital to host Mobile Mammogram Screenings on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 between 9am-4pm. “Our Department of Health and Human ...
NEW JERSEY – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed in March with the goal of spreading information about the lifesaving benefits of early detection. “Colon cancer is the second leading cancer death in men and women, but it is also the most preventable and, if detected early, ...
NATIONWIDE -- Lubricant eye ointment sold at CVS Pharmacy and Walmart stores in New Jersey is being recalled by its manufacturer over concerns about a lack of sterility, according to a Monday announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The India-based company Brassica Pharma Pvt.
NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey residents 60 and older can expand their horizons in health, wellness, technology, travel, and a host of other subjects by taking free classes online with GetSetUp. The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services, offers access to GetSetUp, a ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Mountainside Medical Center has announced the appointment of three new leaders to its Board of Trustees. Effective January 1, Dr. Sung T. Kim, Chief James Mazza, and Dr. Joseph Ravenell have joined the Board of Trustees of Mountainside Medical Center, each bringing a unique set ...
NEWARK, NJ - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s New Year’s baby was born at 2:12 a.m. on January 1, 2024. Maria Manganti of Newark gave birth to a baby girl, Scarlette Manganti, weighing in at a seven pounds and five ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. Maria is feeling good and she can’t wait ...
East Orange, NJ - The East Orange Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, one of the oldest programs in the State of New Jersey had a successful year despite new and evolving challenges that face black and brown communities. The East Orange WIC Program increased their remote service offerings, ...
East Orange, NJ - The City of East Orange partnered with Essex County, Cooperman/Barnabas Health and TD Bank to sponsor a World AIDS Day event at City Hall Plaza where more than a dozen community partners participated to provide information, resources, giveaways, free confidential testing, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Kicking the habit is hard and what works for one smoker may not work for another. Fortunately for New Jersey residents, free and personalized assistance and support is available through the Nicotine and Tobacco Recovery Program offered through the RWJBarnabas Health ...
ORANGE, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Division of Consumer Affairs permanently revoked the license of Dr. Jashvant Amin, an internist and hematologist who had an office at 355 Henry St. in Orange, NJ. He had a sexual relationship with a ...
Target is recalling 2.2 million Threshold Candles due to laceration and burn hazards, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The candle’s jar can crack or break during use, posing laceration and burn hazards. There have been 19 reports of the candle jar breaking or ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ- With temperatures forecasted to remain above 90, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced that Essex County Codey Arena is available to the public as a cooling center. It will be open to the public Tuesday, July 25th to ...
East Orange, NJ: East Orange Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs kicked off its summer enrichment programming this month, with a host of activities geared toward residents of all ages. “Summer is a time for both enjoyment and enrichment, and I am proud of the many diverse, engaging ...
ORANGE, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced a month-long schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. The County Executive invites the public to enjoy ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - Starting today and continuing every other Tuesday through October 27th outside of City Hall, vendors are lined up to provide a unique combination of healthy foods, important information, healing products and a variety of other services to the public. "I'm so excited to have ...
NEW JERSEY - April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and, while the disease has a 95-percent cure rate, medical experts state self-checks and annual physical exams are key to ensuring a full recovery. “Testicular cancer is one of the cancers that men delay in terms of seeking diagnosis and ...
NEW JERSEY, NJ -In December 2012, Chuck Myers received a phone call at 2:30 a.m. that would change his life. A donor had been found, and he would be receiving a new heart. With that phone call Myers, who had been in end-stage heart failure since his heart attack six years earlier, would be able to ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ— “It felt like a literal punch in the gut,” Christina Thompson, of Rockaway, said about her first cancer diagnosis. After her mom died from colon cancer at the age of 45, Thompson was determined to do everything she could to keep her and her family healthy. From 1993 to 2011, ...
NEW JERSEY – Over the past few weeks, the news has been flooded with details and updates about Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who, during a Jan. 2 game, collapsed on the field and went into sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, ...
NEW JERSEY – The holidays – a busy time of year filled with shopping, parties, cooking, travel, family gatherings, and, for many, added stress. While there is no one right way to celebrate the season, medical experts say managing mental health is key to ensuring the holidays are healthy, safe, and ...
The search is over. Newark’s University Hospital named Ed Jimenez as president and CEO to run the state’s only public acute-care hospital and the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Jimenez walks into a job heading into winter months beset by rising Covid and ...
NEW JERSEY - It took less than 2 minutes for the fire that started in the dry Christmas tree to flashover in the demonstration room without sprinklers setting the entire room ablaze. In the other demonstration room, equipped with sprinklers, in less than a minute the sprinklers triggered and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, N.J. - Frank Reali was once the picture of strength and vitality. The 55-year-old husband and father of three is a former body builder who worked out his entire life - a far cry from his current circumstances where he is anxiously awaiting a kidney donation. "I was a very active ...
NEW JERSEY - Across RWJBarnabas Health, we have seen a recent surge in cases of severe respiratory illness in children who test positive for rhinovirus and/or enterovirus. Uzma N. Hasan, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and Christopher Freer, ...
ORANGE, NJ- Each year municipalities partner with the County to raise awareness about the need to properly dispose of prescription medicines. This year in Orange on October 29th, at the Police Station (29 Park Street), come place your medications in a safe drop box. If you live in a senior ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The construction of a five-story, 137,000-square-foot cancer center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) in Livingston is now underway following a groundbreaking ceremony held at the site of the $225-million project on Tuesday night. The freestanding outpatient facility, ...
