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Jan 22, 2020 RWJBarnabas Health Recognizes New Jersey's Third Annual Maternal Health Awareness Day Women's Health
RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) marked Thursday, January 23, 2020, across its system as the third annual statewide observance of Maternal Health Awareness Day . In 2017, New Jersey became the first state in the nation to designate a day calling for action to ...
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Jan 16, 2020 Big picture: Health care experts say industry is working hard to address social determinants Social Impact
Jennifer Velez, executive vice president of community and behavioral health at RWJBarnabas Health, quoted Forbes magazine as she moderated a recent panel at Withum’s inaugural Healthcare Symposium at the APA Hotel Woodbridge. “Forbes published its Top 10 ...
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Jan 15, 2020 Making Maternity Safer Wellness
A Focus on Women's Health Before, During and After Pregnancy Aims to Save Lives. “I don’t feel well,” said Tara Hansen, 29, of Wanamassa, shortly after giving birth to her son in 2011. But her healthcare providers considered her a healthy postpartum ...
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Jan 15, 2020 You Can Beat the Winter Blues Wellness
Seasonal depression is a struggle, but help is available. In winter, the short hours of daylight can lead to dark moods. It’s a common syndrome—thought to affect up to 10 million people in the U.S—known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. “SAD is a ...
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Jan 10, 2020 With a New Heart Valve, the Beat Goes On Heart Care
An innovative heart valve replacement surgery lets a local man get back to his band. Martin Haindl, 79, a retired physics professor, is an amateur trombonist – but shortness of breath due to a narrowing of his heart valve silenced the Manchester Township ...
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Jan 10, 2020 January Is Thyroid Awareness Month Living Well
If you are like most people, you don't think about your thyroid until you feel something amiss. The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is located in the base of the neck. Similar to a car engine, we rely on our thyroid to make ...
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Jan 6, 2020 RWJBarnabas Health Names Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line RWJBarnabas Health News
West Orange, NJ, January 6, 2020 — RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, the Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line. In addition to his new position, Dr. Ghinassi will maintain a dual role and ...
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Dec 27, 2019 The NJLN 2019 Nurse Recognition and Scholarship Awards was held on November 1, 2019 Nursing
Sheri Cleaves, RN, CS, MSN, CCRN, CRNI, Administrative Director of Profession Development at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus is pictured with nursing school colleague, Carol Kirkham, RN, FNE-CSA, CAPA. Sheri and Carol formed the Nurses Honor Guard, ...
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Dec 22, 2019 How to Save a Life Heart Care
Is it a heart attack or cardiac arrest--what should a bystander do? "Heart attack” and “cardiac arrest” may sound like similar conditions, but they’re not the same—and one is potentially much more life-threatening. “With a heart attack, an artery is ...
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