by Pamela Dahlen | Dec 31, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Maybe the saying shouldn’t be “you are what you eat,” but rather “you are where you eat.” Social and economic factors, such as where someone lives, have powerful influences on people’s health. This association holds true not only for access to healthy food but also...
by William Jester | Dec 31, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
With the camera rolling in a turquoise room, physician assistant student Hiral Jani practiced a shoulder exam on a “patient” – actually, her father. She palpated his shoulder, checked for range of motion and explained that she was looking for evidence of atrophy,...
by Pamela Dahlen | Dec 30, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
It’s been an emotional few days for employees at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. But instead of weeping from exhaustion and despair like so many did when the hospital in Bergen County became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients in the spring, they are crying tears...
by William Jester | Dec 30, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
The good news is that more people are wearing masks today than when the coronavirus pandemic began nine months ago but the bad news is we are disregarding public policy pleas to practice social distancing, according to a nationwide survey by researchers from Rutgers...
by Pamela Dahlen | Dec 29, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact. Read the Full Article. Link to the database is here:...
