by William Jester | Jun 8, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
For eight months, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has focused on what seemed at times like an insurmountable achievement: vaccinating 4.7 million residents — or 70% of eligible adults — against the coronavirus. As that goal nears, with more than 4 million residents...
by William Jester | Jun 7, 2021 | News
Please read Drs. Horton and Gaur’s article in Lupus titled, “Acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19 in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus.” We report a 5-year-old child with a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who...
by William Jester | Jun 7, 2021 | Community, Covid, News
New Jersey is mostly lifting its indoor mask mandate on Friday, a triumphant milestone in the 15-month battle against the coronavirus pandemic, but not everyone is celebrating. That includes some parents of young children not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and...
by Pamela Dahlen | Jun 6, 2021 | Community, News
Kyra and Kami never got a simple test that could have protected them. Their story exemplifies the failure to care for people with the disease, most of whom are Black. Kyra, left, and Kami Crawford, of San Antonio, are both living with sickle cell, a common...
by William Jester | Jun 6, 2021 | Community, News
Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their bodies than the general public, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was...
