NUTLEY, NJ — The ongoing pandemic has put a spotlight on inequities in the health care system, especially among the most marginalized members of the community, including immigrants, the elderly and people from lower incomes who lack access to medical care, technology and health information. They are confronted with barriers to health equity, such as […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Public Library is participating in the NJHealthConnect@Your Library program, which was created in order to address health inequities within New Jersey by providing an iPad that comes preloaded with one-click access to N.J. crisis lines, New Jersey’s COVID-19 Info Hub and the teen-targeted site “Positive Youth,” which offers resources on combating […]
WAYNE, NJ — As communities face a critical shortage of health care workers, 31 Berkeley College graduates affirmed their commitment to service on Friday, April 15. The Berkeley College School of Health Studies honored 17 graduates of its Licensed Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and 14 graduates of its Practical Nurse […]
GLEN RIDGE / MONTCLAIR, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health has licensed Mountainside Medical Center, a Hackensack Meridian Health facility located in Glen Ridge and Montclair, to perform a radiation treatment called peptide receptor radionuclide therapy using the drug Lutathera for adults with advanced, cancerous neuroendocrine tumors that develop in gastrointestinal tract and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health is proud to announce that six nurses from across the health system have been honored with New Jersey Emergency Nurses Association 2022 State Awards. Presented at a ceremony held in March during the NJENA state dinner in Atlantic City, nurses earned the President’s Award, Behind the Scenes Award, Clinical […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Eight RWJBarnabas Health facilities have been recognized and redesignated as “Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” and two RWJBarnabas Health facilities received new designations by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Eisai Inc. announced on March 14 that the company has relocated its U.S. headquarters to the ON3 Campus in Nutley. According to a press release from Eisai Inc., this move offers employees a dynamic, technologically advanced work environment that further enables Eisai’s commitment to innovation and the pursuit of its human health […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In an effort to address the health and wellness of African American men and longstanding disparities impacting men living in communities of color, the Oranges & Maplewood NAACP will host a virtual men’s health forum on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. The event, titled “Membership Round Up: Men’s Health and […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has named Dr. David Seth Feldman the new section chief of advanced heart failure treatment and transplantation. Newark Beth Israel’s heart failure treatment and transplant program is one of the top 15 centers in the nation and one of only 6 percent of […]
NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the 2021 Essex County Italian American Heritage Month celebration on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the county’s Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Building. During the event, DiVincenzo recognized Judith M. Persichilli, commissioner of the N.J. Department of Health, and Frank J. Del Gaudio, director of […]