Tag: Health & FItness
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Kyrie Irving out for the season – shoulder impingement is common injury
If you are a fan of NBA basketball like I am, I’m sure you were bummed to hear that guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the season because of his shoulder injury. Mr. Irving, an All-State scholastic player from New Jersey and an All-America player at Duke University, is an amazing athlete and…
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For brain aneurysm survivor Ray Soroka, undergoing new treatment meant teaching kids life lessons
Five years after losing his wife, Elaine, to cancer, Ray Soroka received shocking news about his own health. At age 65, he was diagnosed with a large brain aneurysm. “I remember feeling something ‘snap’ in my head and upper chest,” Soroka said. “After that, I had a dull headache for almost a week. To be…
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Give your loved ones a treat – have your hearing evaluated
Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute’s Center for Audiology offers comprehensive hearing evaluations with the best possible individualized care. Ask any happy couple about the secrets to a successful relationship, and chances are that communication will top the list. That’s because communication allows both partners to convey their thoughts and emotions to each other…
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New treatment shows promise for Achilles tendonitis and other chronic tendon injuries
During recent years, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has grown in popularity for treating chronic tendon problems. Many famous athletes have turned to this treatment so that they can return more quickly to competition. Our blood is mainly a liquid called plasma. It also contains red cells, white cells and platelets. The platelets, known for their importance…
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Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation receives grant from Grunin Foundation to create patient care technician preceptorship
The Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation secured a $3 million gift from the Grunin Foundation to create patient care technician (PCT) preceptorship and apprenticeship programs that will provide a career ladder for team members looking to move into long-term, higher paying clinical positions such as nursing, while offering growth opportunities for team members…
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Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center’s Bariatric Surgery Program restores health through weight loss surgery
“We are living in a caveman’s body here in 2020.” That is the assessment of Aram E. Jawed, M.D., FACS, board-certified general and bariatric surgeon at the JFK for Life Bariatric Surgery Program. Dr. Jawed has researched the evolution of obesity and concludes our biology, stomachs, digestive systems, and hunger hormones are archaic, outdated and obsolete.…
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center launches nurse recognition program
Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center launched the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) program in January to recognize extraordinary nurses at the academic medical center. Jersey Shore’s Chief Nursing Officer Ellen Angelo, DNP, MSN, R.N., CCRN; Magnet Program Director Rocel D. Besa, PhD, R.N.-BC, CNE; and other senior nursing leaders announced January’s recipients during a…
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University Radiology makes financial donation to new Emergency Department at Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation received $150,000 from University Radiology in support of the new Emergency Department currently under construction at the Old Bridge campus of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center. “This new Emergency Department will have a tremendous impact on Old Bridge and the surrounding communities”…
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RWJBarnabas Health recognized by New Jersey Hospital Association for leadership and community outreach
RWJBarnabas Health was honored at The New Jersey Hospital Association’s (NJHA) 101st annual meeting. Chairman of the Corporate Board of Trustees for RWJBarnabas Health, Marc E. Berson, was presented the NJHA Trustee of the Year award and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick and Saint Peter’s University Hospital were presented with the Health Research…
