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Four New Jersey Hospitals are among America’s best, says Newsweek The four New Jersey hospitals to make the list are: #34: Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ: 71.9 percent score; "above average" #43: Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack: 71.48 percent score; "above average" #132: Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ: 67.42 percent score #164: Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ: 66.68 percent score; "above average" Newsweek ranked 2,000 hospitals in 25 countries based on criter...

Maine eggs, Easter services, St. Elmo Steak House: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports © CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM Riverside University Health System will hand out these Easter eggs from the White House to those who get vaccinated on Saturday. Alabama Montgomery: The state is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, opening up shots to everyone 16 and older Monday. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the expansion while tou...

Weeks after New Jersey began distributing COVID vaccines, Lynne Algrant got a call from Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.  The Paramus hospital, nestled in a county where minorities make up almost half the population, was struggling to sign up nonwhite patients for the shots. At the same time, Algrant, vice president of a Hackensack nonprofit that works with low-income families, was being peppered by calls from Black, Latino and Asian residents struggling to get coveted vaccines.  "We though...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (March 31, 2021) Updated Mar 31, 2021; While still in a holding pattern on presenting future productions, Crossroads Theatre Company invites audiences to revisit its past online. The New Brunswick-based theater will post “Crossroads: The Story of a Theatre” on its website for on-demand viewing from April 6 to May 2. The hourlong documentary was produced by NJN, the New Jersey Network, in 1...

AJR Perform Way Less Sad in the Woods on Kimmel Song comes off the bands new album OK Orchestra Emily Zemler, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their recent single “Way Less Sad.” The song, which comes off the band’s recent fourth album OK Orchestra, got a lively performance in the woods rather than on Kimmel’s stage, accompanied by some trippy lights. The dance-fueled rendition of “Way Less Sad” brings up memories of late-night music festivals, with th...

Hackensack Meridian Health establishes Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Hackensack Meridian Health establishes Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Hackensack Meridian Health announced the formation of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation. The newly created foundation will serve as the parent organization for the network’s 10 community-based hospital foundations. In addition to raising funds for the network’s local medical centers, Hackensack Meridia...

A new test developed by New Jerseys largest hospital network to detect COVID-19 variants may help public health officials understand how widespread the mutations are and how much they are contributing to a recent surge in cases and hospitalizations, scientists announced Thursday.  The test developed at Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley can identify the United Kingdom, Brazilian, and South African variants in about 2½ hours. That is significantly faster ...

Vincerx Pharma Announces Formation of Scientific Advisory Board to Advance its Clinical Pipeline News Provided By Share This Article /EIN News/ -- PALO ALTO, Calif., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: VINC), a biopharmaceutical company aspiring to address the unmet medical needs of patients with cancer through paradigm-shifting therapeutics, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) composed of world leading academics and industry lea...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Thursday morning! Let me preface this lead-in by saying none of this is an April Fool’s joke. Ber...

SI man, 36, falsely claimed in dozens of emergency calls that he sexually abused kids, authorities say Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 John LaForgia, 36, of Ebbitts Street in New Dorp, was charged with false public alarm following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Authorities have charged a Staten Island man in connection with 130 phone calls to law enforcement and crisis hotlines, during which he claimed he was abusin...