By Editor on ESSEX COUNTY NEWS
TRENTON, NJ — The Department of Health announced Oct. 1 the first New Jersey death associated with vaping. The death, involving an adult female from northern New Jersey, was reported to the department in August and mentioned as a report under investigation by Department of Health acting Commissioner Judith Persichilli at the time Gov. Phil […]
By Editor on ESSEX COUNTY NEWS
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminds travelers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the disease. More than 14,000 cases of measles have been reported in Europe since January 2016, according […]
By Editor on ESSEX COUNTY NEWS, MAPLEWOOD, SOUTH ORANGE
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In this season of colder temperatures and winter colds, there is the common default to ask for antibiotics from health care providers to get us back on track to our healthier selves. However, this practice of overusing antibiotics as a society may be doing more harm than good. Antibiotic resistance is […]