Tag: Health & FItness
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Health Matters 7/7: Celebrating 50 Years of Mental Health Care in Central New Jersey and Beyond
By Peter Thomas, PhD When Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health first opened its doors in July 1971, the way mental health care was delivered was dramatically different than it is today. Treatment for behavioral health conditions, such as depression, anxiety and substance use, typically involved an extended stay in the hospital—normally at least a…
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Health Matters 7/2: The Benefits of Lung Cancer Screening
By John A. Heim, MD By the time lung cancer causes symptoms, such as a chronic cough or difficulty breathing, the disease is usually in an advanced stage when it is more difficult to treat. However, when detected early, lung cancer can often be treated, and in many cases, cured. If you think you are…
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Health Matters 6/25: Weight-Loss Surgery Can Help Treat Diabetes
By Wai-Yip Chau, MD Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine out of 10 people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese? In fact, obesity is one of the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes, which affects more than 34 million adults in…
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Health Matters 6/18: Summer Safety Tips
By Joseph V. Portale, MD Summer is here. The beach is beckoning and the mountains are calling your name. Wherever your travels may take you this season, avoid a trip to the emergency room by taking steps to stay safe while having fun in the sun. Stay cool. As temperatures rise, so does the risk…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center unveils new Emergency Room patient beds
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge unveiled its new 19 total private Emergency Room patient beds to the public on June 10. In addition, the new Emergency Department has received all new medical equipment including an advanced nurse call system that will integrate with multiple hospital systems. In the next few months, these…
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Health Matters 6/11: Physical Therapy Plays Key Role in Osteoporosis Treatment
By Sangita Verma, PT, DPT, MBA, GCS According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1 in 2 women and up to 1 in 4 men over age 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. Often, that will be the first time they learn that they have the disease. Commonly referred to as a silent disease…
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Johnson Rehabilitation Institute aligns three facilities
Hackensack Meridian Health has unified their three rehabilitation hospitals under the Hackensack Meridian Johnson Rehabilitation Institute name to reflect the shared vision and mission to provide the highest level of rehabilitation care to patients. Through this alignment, Riverview Rehabilitation Center, Red Bank, and Shore Rehabilitation Institute, Brick, will now be renamed. The new names…
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AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine offers multidisciplinary practice in Monroe
AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine is a multidisciplinary practice located in Monroe and Hamilton. Our office takes pride in getting patients better without the use of drugs or surgery. The benefit of having a multidisciplinary practice is that all of the doctors are under one roof. This means each provider is in constant communication…
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How does cupping work?
Before we answer the question of how cupping works, your first question may be: Does cupping actually work? The answer is “yes.” A recent systematic review (basically an analysis and summary of high quality studies) published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies in 2020 concluded that “dry cupping was found to be effective…
