Does your doctor have the right patient? NJ combating medical mix-upsDoes your doctor have the right patient? NJ combating medical mix-upsTo eliminate medical mix-ups and errors, a new Master Person Index is being created, with health information about all New Jersey residents.David MatthauDavid Matthau
$300,000 in fresh-produce food stamps go unused in NJ every year$300,000 in fresh-produce food stamps go unused in NJ every yearMany Garden State women with kids and those who are pregnant are not taking advantage of a program that distributes free Jersey Fresh produce.David MatthauDavid Matthau
1 in 2 millennials in NJ have an STD. Will $4.4M campaign help?1 in 2 millennials in NJ have an STD. Will $4.4M campaign help?“One in two sexually active 15- to 25-year-olds will get an STD unless they take action to prevent it,” says New Jersey's health commissioner.Michael SymonsMichael Symons
NJ spending more to add new doctors, but many leaveNew Jersey is boosting spending for the training of future physicians by almost half in the upcoming budget. Problem is: Many of those new doctors leave.Michael SymonsMichael Symons
NJ health commissioner: Zika a ‘pressing health concern’NJ health commissioner: Zika a ‘pressing health concern’Eight New Jersey residents have tested positive for the Zika virus so far — but all of them contracted it in connection with overseas travel.Michael SymonsMichael Symons