The Care Companion Program is an initiative started by Hackensack University Medical Center’s Office of Patient Experience to encourage loved ones to take an active, more hands-on, role in assisting with and improving the well-being of patients during their hospital stay.
Expert on melanoma cancer vaccine currently in clinical trials, and showing promise
With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.
Legislation aimed at preventing large companies from avoiding U.S. taxes by shuttling money to foreign subsidiaries hasn’t worked as well as anticipated. A new study reveals how companies are responding to the provisions – and the potential costs associated with their tax avoidance strategy.
Hackensack University Medical Center became the first hospital in the Hackensack Meridian Health hospital network to perform PET scans using the new Cerianna tracer to track breast cancer metastases in patients whose tumors are fueled by estrogen.
Designation recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based care tailored to the unique needs of older adults.
A recent study from researchers in Canada and Germany has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago played an important role in shaping one of Canada’s most damaging invasive species..
As sea level continues to rise, threatening ecosystems, communities and infrastructure, experts are searching for ways to better understand how coastal environments may change in the future.
Emergency medicine resident physicians and faculty members presented the results of their research at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum, held in Philadelphia recently.
How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars.
Hackensack Meridian Fitness & Wellness will celebrate its tenth anniversary with Hackensack Meridian Health.
Hackensack Meridian Health’s John Theurer Cancer Center is the first in New Jersey to install the groundbreaking RefleXion® X1 machine with SCINTIX® biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT), a breakthrough new treatment for patients with lung and bone tumors. These tumors could result from primary lung or bone cancers, or be the result of metastases to the lungs or bone from other primary cancers.
Tips on navigating the holiday season stress while preserving your mental health.
Hackensack University Medical Center’s Central Utility Plant has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) New Jersey’s Resiliency Award, part of the organization’s annual Leadership Awards program.
What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final blow to the ancient giants.
Four UNCW faculty will receive nearly $2 million to advance their research to help save the world’s endangered coral reefs. The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a global organization formed by 17 of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations, awarded UNCW two of 14 grants totaling $18 million to fast-track worldwide research and development for coral conservation and restoration.
Hackensack Meridian Health announces USDA GusNIP grant for Fresh Match Initiative to make healthy fruits and vegetables more accessible.
When new financial auditing regulations went into effect in 2019, there were concerns the rules would affect publicly traded companies and, by extension, investors. A new study finds there was an effect – but it was a small one.
McGill biology researchers found that there are patterns regarding the importance of temperature in determining where species live, shedding light on their sensitivity to climate change
Consumer preferences in floral arrangements don’t necessarily match the designs that florists are taught to make, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University.
For its 24th annual Winter Backpack Drive, Operation Chillout partnered with Hackensack Meridian Health at Hackensack University Medical Center, the network’s flagship hospital, to help fulfill the wish lists of nearly 200 local veterans in need.
Namrata G. Jain, MD, medical director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and associate professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, has been appointed co-chair of the Transplant Working Group of the prestigious Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium (PNRC).
$3 Million Gift to Endow Bioethics Chair at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Scientists have found that while eye-to-eye contact is rare, it plays a vital role in conveying important social messages and predicting subsequent social behavior.
Hackensack University Medical Center's physicians performed in a Battle of the Bands and won! Raising money for a good cause while having some fun!
Press release regarding MS Center Designations as Centers for Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care
The academic medical center joins Hackensack University Medical Center as one of few hospitals in the country to provide MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremors, Parkinson’s disease related tremor and Parkinson’s disease that has not responded to medications
Tuesday, November 14, is Diabetes Alert Day.
HMH joins nationwide network working to accelerate transformative health solutions
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic assessment of risk for urban planners, natural resource managers and other local government stakeholders.
A CT scan of an often-overlooked, plant-eating dinosaur’s skull reveals that while it may not have been all that “brainy,” it had a unique combination of traits associated with living animals that spend at least part of their time underground, including a super sense of smell and outstanding balance. The work is the first to link a specific sensory fingerprint with this behavior in extinct dinosaurs.
New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds renewed value in stores returning to an old concept — the store showroom — particularly when larger, big-ticket durable goods are involved.
Doctors and patients available for interviews about the advancements in conjunction with Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
Many people overlook the short- and long-term costs of financial caregiving, a growing problem that financial advisors and employers can help address, according to a new report by the TIAA Institute and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing).
November is COPD Awareness Month, a recognition dedicated to raising awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), its impact on individuals and communities & the latest treatment options.
Health tips from sleep doctors for the end of Daylight Saving Time and reaction to calls to make it permanent
Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution.
As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming since units use potent greenhouse gases and lots of energy.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Pediatric ICU at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, part of Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Sunscreen is important, says Dr. Ivan Litvinov, but it is also the least effective way to protect your skin when compared to sun protective clothing and sun avoidance
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.
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