by Pamela Dahlen | Nov 25, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
School nurses, who were already stretched thin before the pandemic, say that they are overworked and overwhelmed. Even before the pandemic hit, the job of a school nurse extended far beyond tending to playground scrapes. School nurses manage chronic conditions, like...
by William Jester | Nov 24, 2021 | Community, News
Blacks and Hispanics in New Jersey fare worse than whites and Asians when it comes to overall health and access to care, according to a national analysis by the Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based nonprofit research group. The analysis — which examined state-by-state...
by Pamela Dahlen | Nov 24, 2021 | Community, News
Based on analysis of 24 health data indicators collected for each state in 2019 and 2020. The report analyzed dozens of factors of health care systems in every state and Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2020, which showed even states that had higher scores overall...
by William Jester | Nov 24, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
Rutgers researchers studying COVID-19 have created a new way to deliver DNA molecules into skin cells, using a suction technique similar to the ancient healing practice of cupping that increases blood circulation and promotes healing. The study appears in the...
by Pamela Dahlen | Nov 23, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Read the Full Article.