Tag: Health & FItness
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It’s time to get health care now
With the downward trend in COVID-19 incidents and the easing of restrictions statewide, it is time to seek the health care services that you may have postponed. Hackensack Meridian Health facilities are prepared and enforcing strict sanitizing protocols to ensure the safety of our patients, physicians and team members. Emergencies “Definitely do not resist going…
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JFK Medical Center bariatric surgeon inducted as fellow of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Hackensack Meridian JFK Medical Center’s leading bariatric surgeon, Aram E. Jawed, M.D., FACS, FASMBS was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. “On behalf of the JFK team, we would like to congratulate Dr. Jawed on his induction,” said Amie Thornton, chief hospital executive, JFK Medical Center, in…
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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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RWJBarnabas Health to permit patient visitation, resume specialty care services
Due to the steady decline in the number of individuals with COVID-19 in New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health announces that effective immediately, all hospitals in the system will begin permitting visitation within defined safety parameters. Visitation for patients with confirmed COVID-19 will still be restricted to extenuating circumstances only such as hospice or end of life.…
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Solutions for arthritis pain
An estimated 27 million Americans have some form of osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the most common form of arthritis and is usually caused by the deterioration of the joint beginning with the articular cartilage. Risk factors associated with OA include trauma, previous surgery involving the joint, obesity and a lifestyle that excessively loads or stresses…
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RWJBarnabas Health marks 10th anniversary as CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer
RWJBarnabas Health marks its 10-year anniversary as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer this year, having maintained its dedication and commitment to a high standard of excellence in cancer prevention, early detection and quality care for its employees and their families. “We are thrilled to be celebrating our 10th year of being recognized by…
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Physician at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute receives award for spinal cord injury research
A Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute physician has received a prestigious award that recognizes excellence in spinal cord injury research by professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with these life-changing injuries. Beverly Hon, M.D., an attending physician at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, has been honored with the Bors Award for Scientific Development for her…
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Working from home? Must read.
With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us were thrown into working from home. The balance of work-life has been tossed aside as our dining rooms have become our work spaces and days of the week all blur into one. For the majority of Americans, we are struggling to cope with the new…
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Telemedicine is Emerging as Modern-Day House Call
By Tobe Fisch, M.D. In the early days of medicine, physicians primarily made house calls, which enabled sick patients to stay home, and also provided the doctors a glimpse into their patients’ lives. Today, telemedicine is emerging as the modern-day alternative to the house call, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of telemedicine for…
