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Helping kids with brain tumors recover beyond the disease
Social strains and lack of social competence are common in children recovering from malignant brain tumors. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey behavioral scientist Katie Devine, Ph.D., M.P.H. and colleagues from universities across the United States and Canada, examined whether a peer-mediated intervention at the survivor’s school was feasible to carry out in the public…
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Law will establish New Jersey Military Skills Council
A measure sponsored by Monmouth County state Assembly members Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey to fortify the state’s five military installations has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. The law will establish the New Jersey Military Skills Council through the Department of State, incorporating recommendations from the 2015 report of the New Jersey…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center receives AHA’s EMS Gold Award
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most deadly type of heart attack…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital named one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been named one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals, according to the 2016-17 U.S.News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. BMSCH is the only children’s hospital in New Jersey and one of only 78 children’s hospitals surveyed nationally to…
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Drug-free back pain relief is an option
By Dr. Ken Freedman Did you know the No. 1 condition that causes people to lose time from work is back pain? Is back pain stopping you from living an active life? You’re not alone: Millions of Americans struggle with acute and chronic back pain each year. I understand just how seriously back pain can…
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PYNE collects 82 bicycles to boost Boys and Girls Club
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer PLUMSTED – With the support of their fellow residents, a group of young people in Plumsted Township collected more than 80 bicycles in an effort that will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton. Dominic Esposito, 16, the president of Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE), said…
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Radiofrequency ablation is effective for treating pain
By Dr. Adity Sharma As a pain management physician, i specialize in the diagnosis and care of patients who suffer from chronic pain and acute pain. In fact, the neck and back are two of the most common areas that physicians treat for chronic/acute pain. At Interventional Pain Management Center (IPMC), we use radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as an…
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group to meet Aug. 4 in Monroe
An Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group will be meeting on Aug. 4 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Millennium Memory Care, 310 Buckelew Ave., Monroe. Galina Markovich, geriatric nurse practitioner and certified dementia specialist, will be leading group support sessions to discuss the basics of understanding dementia, being able to read early warning signs, detecting disease progression…
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Parker at Monroe honored with Good Neighbor Award
On July 15, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) and New Jersey Business magazine presented the 2016 New Good Neighbor Award to Parker at Monroe, a long-term care community with 96 residents, located on Schoolhouse Road in Monroe Township. The awards salute firms that have contributed to the economic value of their communities…
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