Bloomfield nonprofit provides oral care for thousands of NJ children
Dr. Nicole McGrath of KinderSmiles Foundation is leading the charge on increasing oral care access and education throughout the Garden State.
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Reducing youth substance abuse rate through conversation without consequences
As the fatal overdose rate among youth continues to rise nationally, educators in New Jersey are looking to a prevention and early intervention program to curb youth substance abuse numbers.
Health officials confirm first vaping-related death in New Jersey
State health officials have confirmed the death of a north Jersey woman was related to vaping.
Port Authority settlement gives Newark $155M for lead service lines replacement
Newark and the Port Authority have reached an agreement that will pay the city $155 million, just as it embarks on a multi-million-dollar program to replace thousands of lead service lines at no ...
NJ Assemblywoman says safe injection sites could save lives
In a recent interview with Michael Aron, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle discussed her bill to create a year-long pilot program to set up four safe injection sites around the state.
Stem cell recipient and donor meet to celebrate gift of life
A 67-year-old Toms River resident was reunited with the 21-year-old from Kassel, Germany who saved her life at a press event at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick.
Belleville mayor taps shame in battle with DEP over lead filters for tap water
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham said his feeling of helplessness is what drove him to put up a donated billboard to try to shame the state Department of Environmental Protection into providing 6,000 ...
State’s e-cigarette task force hears from health professionals, vape shop owners
A special task force created by Gov. Phil Murphy met again Wednesday in Trenton, this time taking comments from the public.
Shop owners feel abandoned by vape maker Juul’s sudden change in direction
Juul, the nation’s largest maker of e-cigarettes, announced Wednesday it will stop advertising in the United States amid widespread concerns about the safety of vaping.
Amid national measles outbreak, more NJ students opt out of vaccines
With more than 1,200 cases of measles in the U.S. as of mid-August, New Jersey doctors are dismayed to see previously eradicated viruses making a comeback across the country.
Princeton health summit focuses on impact of race in maternal health issues
Black mothers are five times more likely to die than white mothers in New Jersey, which is ranked 45th in the nation for overall maternal health.
Should ratepayers pay to replace someone else’s lead service lines?
The private water company Suez North America is working to replace lead pipes and gooseneck connectors with copper below the streets of in Bergen and Hudson counties.
Expanded testing of Newark water shows lead filters are working
The tests were ordered after results from two of three properties showed lead readings well beyond the federal “action” level despite the presence of the filters.
Murphy administration commits $8 million to treating opioid addiction in county jails
Funding will be distributed to correctional facilities based on the size of the incarcerated population and create "critical community partnerships."
Now in Neptune, nation’s first urgent care offering mental health services
The clinic in Neptune is an outgrowth of the recent merger of Hackensack Meridian Health, which operates 16 hospitals, and the 100-year-old Carrier Clinic
