A relational framework for microbiome research that includes Indigenous communities
McGill UniversityResearch and collection of microbiome samples from Indigenous communities has a history of exploiting and harming Indigenous peoples
Research and collection of microbiome samples from Indigenous communities has a history of exploiting and harming Indigenous peoples
The Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently added the new Siemens Healthineers ARTIS icono biplane system to its interventional imaging services thanks to an extraordinarily generous gift from Mrs. Mary Ellen Harris and the Golden Dome Foundation.
World Stroke Day stories ahead of World Stroke Day on October 29th
Combining Robotic Surgery with Endobronchial Valves for Patients with Advanced Emphysema Allowing More Patients to Benefit from this Procedure.
Penn Nursing, with partners from the Annenberg Virtual Reality ColLABorative and New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing, have been awarded 2023 grant from the Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life program to study the use of social virtual reality (VR) in enhancing the treatment experience and reducing loneliness in people undergoing hemodialysis.
Arminda Jaochico, an outreach nurse navigator for Community Outreach & Engagement at the John Theurer Cancer Center was recently awarded a certificate of appreciation from the New Milford, New Jersey Police Department for life saving efforts last September.
Mental Health, Anxiety experts on coping with reports from the Middle East
About 30 miles off the coast of eastern North Carolina stands Frying Pan Tower, a local maritime relic that looms over a frying pan-shaped, sandy ridge known as Frying Pan Shoals. Treacherous for boaters yet a saltwater angler’s dream, the shoals are known for strong currents and shallow waters that have caused hundreds of shipwrecks through the years, but also harbor a thriving, high-producing ecosystem that includes an elaborate web of marine life from microscopic phytoplankton to shrimp, crab, and baitfish, to sea birds, loggerheads and porpoise, to grouper, billfish and sharks.
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s new four-year Anesthesiology Residency Program, launching spring 2024, recently earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Police officers often respond to incidents that do not involve crime or immediate threats to public safety but instead deal with community members facing unmet mental health needs. In response to this, many cities are experimenting with co-deploying police officers alongside health professionals or deploying teams entirely composed of civilian health professionals.
The new Institute aims to harness and boost immunity to tackle health puzzles - and is already supported by a generous gift from a donor
The Integrated Program is dedicated to helping people lose weight and keep it off in the most healthy and appropriate way.
Health system is launching the Fresh Match program this fall and partnering with grocery retailers to make fresh fruits and vegetables more accessible to low income families
Dr. Andalib uses the latest technological and treatment advances for complex and minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce a generous gift of $250,000 from iPlay America, New Jersey’s largest indoor amusement park, to support the Child Life Program at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune.
A new study of the microbial ecosystem in sourdough finds that using different types of flour fosters distinct bacterial communities, and that these differences contribute to the variation of sourdough aromas and flavors.
When Hackensack University Medical Center Security Officer Dwayne Humes walks into a room, his presence quietly commands attention. Dwayne served six years in the United States Air Force and 31 years and counting at the hospital.
Team members celebrated working at the #1 hospital in NJ with a "Proud To Be A Team Member" T-Shirt Day.
To improve the quality of care and reduce healthcare expenditures, heart failure patients in the U.S. are increasingly being treated in community-based programs such as managed long-term care. Although early identification of patients’ risks of negative outcomes, including hospitalizations or emergency department visits, has been shown to prevent these adverse outcomes in settings including hospitals and nursing homes, it has not been studied in managed long-term care.
Hackensack Meridian Health’s Men’s Health Day offers screenings for those at high risk for prostate cancer & other diseases.
Stride with a Purpose in Support of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at the Inaugural Bonita Stanton, M.D., Memorial 5K Run/Walk
The company, based on science from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, promises to capture biomarkers for early diagnostics detecting cancer and a variety of diseases.
Three members of Girl Scout Troop 96028 from Maywood, NJ, brought smiles to the faces of countless frontline health care workers at Hackensack University Medical Center last week when they delivered hundreds of “Smile Goody Bags.”
“Raritan Bay Medical Center has provided high quality, compassionate care to the Perth Amboy community for more than a century. The need for Behavioral Health services in our communities is greater than ever.
Experts available on for October's Breast Cancer Awareness month regarding advancements and changes in screenings, chemotherapy, antibody therapies and breast surgery.
During the COVID pandemic, U.S. states and territories created websites to share relevant public health information. But a new study finds the sites don’t meet accessibility standards.
Join NY Giants great Harry Carson and Hackensack Meridian Health to Get Screened for Prostate Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Asthma & Lung Disease and More
Managing transitions in care for older adults and their family caregivers, no matter the care setting, is especially challenging in a rapidly changing health care system.
ParkinSINGs Program at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Center Receives Support from Parkinson’s Foundation
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Cardiac ICU at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Being a mom is hard. Being a Black mom is especially hard. A new study underscores the ways that being a Black mother in the United States involves navigating aspects of parenthood that are explicitly tied to dealing with anti-Black racism.
Dr. Judy Aschner continues her investigations into childhood development
A $1 million gift to Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation by the Sarala Bathena Foundation will establish the Sarala Bathena Oncology Patient Assistance Fund at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center, a not-for-profit medical center located in Edison, NJ.
A new study finds that only a third of adults in the United States did not rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Cardiac ICU at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) has received a $1 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF, a donor-advised fund established by Philanthropists William (Bill) E. Conway Jr., co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, and his wife, Joanne. The couple have given millions to support nursing education and scholarships to address the nation’s nursing workforce shortage.
They are the only hospitals in New Jersey to earn this elite distinction and provide world-class patient care through a sustainable quality improvement program
Two studies find that regulations aimed at improving the transparency of corporate accounting practices appear to have driven down the amount of money companies spent on innovation, capital improvements, and mergers and acquisitions.
High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services.
Phase I clinical trials provide an opportunity for cancer patients to access novel drugs or combinations of drugs for those in need of new options. Experts from Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center’s John Theurer Cancer Center have now established a satellite phase I clinical trial program at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
In establishing a “No Hit Zone” in its two children’s hospitals, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, the network is protecting the health of children by addressing the cycle of violence that often begins with domestic abuse.
A new study offers insights into the ways that education, work and motherhood shape the lives of women in the United States. In a longitudinal study of more than 8,100 women, the researchers found seven “pathways” that illustrate the way major life events can have long-term ripple effects.
Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation to Host Annual 2023 Urology Research and Education Symposium
A Day of Adventure in Support of Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at a Sporting Clays Outing at The Hudson Farm Club
Reports of increasing suicidal behaviors in children in the decade leading up to the COVID pandemic suggest there was already a mental health crisis.
Celebrating 20 Years of Revving Engines: Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation to Host Annual Joseph M. Sanzari Charity Motorcycle Run and Raffle
Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation to Host Art Show on September 14
JFK University Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in New Jersey to offer this advanced treatment option