The first doses of vaccine for the H1N1 2009 influenza began arriving in Bergen County this month and with them came a wave of anxiety. Families with young children are...
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Bergen County Families Gearing Up for Flu Season
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Regional Groups Rally to Stop Diabetes
November is American Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association is sponsoring its national movement to "Stop Diabetes." There are more than... |
Medical Center Nurses Accepted Into 'Transforming Care At The Bedside' Initiative
The nursing staff of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has been accepted into Transforming Care at the Bedside - New Jersey (TCAB NJ Collaborative), an... |
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Medical Center’s Institute for Sleep-Wake Disorders Offers Complimentary Screening
Have you adjusted to the end of daylight savings time? The Institute for Sleep-Wake Disorders at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), which recently received its... |
Hackensack University Medical Center Institutes Flu-Related Visitor Restriction Policy
Due to the current flu pandemic, HUMC will be instituting several restrictions and precautions, mainly pertaining to limiting visitors to all medical center facilities.... |
Prostate Cancer Survivors Gather to Thank Docs
Hundreds of prostate cancer survivors gathered at the Meadowlands Sheraton, in East Rutherford, New Jersey on November 7th to thank the doctors and “meet”... |
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Give the Gift of Life to a New Jersey Neighbor
In July 2009, blood tests revealed that 23-year old Matthew Sheehan was suffering from aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal condition where the body is incapable of... |
H1N1 Flu Vaccinations in Paramus
A swine flu vaccination clinic will be available to pregnant women, children and young people from 6 months to 24 years, parents and care-givers of infants younger than... |
Medical Center Hosts Symposium on Current Epilepsy Treatments and Movement Disorders
Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) recently hosted a symposium titled "Current Concepts in the Treatment of Epilepsy and Movement Disorders," intended... |
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Leonia's Marathon Man Runs for Cancer Research
It’s a bit ironic that for much of his life Hideki Kinoshita hated running. The Leonia resident never spent much time pounding the pavement or on the track until... |
