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Somerset
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Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report
Best Hospitals In NJ Ranked In Newly Released Report US News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best hospitals in New Jersey. At the very top are Morristown Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center. Morristown Medical Center was nationally ranked in three specialties, while HUMC was nationally ranked in four specialties. Ninety-eight hospitals in the Garden State were evaluated, with the addition of health equity and cancer ratings. 15. Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden 13. Tie between Ocean University Medical Center in Brick and Jefferson Health-Stratford, Cherry Hill and Washington Townshi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington
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Pump It Up!: Arlington Ranks As Nation's Fittest City In New Study Pump It Up!: Arlington Ranks As Nation's Fittest City In New Study
Pump It Up!: Arlington Ranks As Nation's Fittest City In New Study Arlington doesn't skip leg day — or any day in the gym. That's one reason why it was named America's Fittest City by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Elevance Health Foundation. And Arlington wasn't the only city in Virginia on the list. The annual study ranks cities based on their commitment to health. That includes everything from the percentage of people who have gone to the gym in the past month to air quality. Arlington led in several categories, including the percent of people in excellent or good health (70%), the lowest number of stroke victims (0.4%), and the lowest p…

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by Josh Lanier
Pelham
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Hochul Names New State Health Commissioner Hochul Names New State Health Commissioner
Hochul Names New State Health Commissioner New York Gov. Kathy Hochul continues making personnel changes from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s previous administration, this time with a new health commissioner. Hochul announced that she has chosen longtime healthcare professional Dr. Mary T. Bassett, to take over as the Commissioner of the Department of Health, replacing former top Cuomo aide Howard Zucker, who announced his resignation earlier this month. Original story - New York State Health Commissioner Resigns, Hochul Announces Bassett, who will be stepping down as the director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health …

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by Zak Failla
The Berkshires
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UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History
UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History The University of Massachusetts received a windfall from a pair of alumni that represents the largest cash gift in the school’s history. UMass announced that Robert J. and Donna Manning have provided a $50 million gift that is “aimed at increasing access and opportunity across the five-campus university system.” Moving forward, the first $15 million will be used to endow the UMass Boston nursing program, which will be renamed as the Robert and Donna Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences in honor of the pair. Donna Manning had a 35-year career as an oncology nurse at Boston Medical…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield
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Lamont Picks Yale Physician To Be State's New Health Commissioner Lamont Picks Yale Physician To Be State's New Health Commissioner
Lamont Picks Yale Physician To Be State's New Health Commissioner Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated a prominent Yale School of Medicine physician to serve as the state’s Health Commissioner. On Monday, July 26, Lamont announced that he is nominating Dr. Manisha Juthani to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Earlier story. - Chief Of CT Schools To Join President-Elect Biden's Cabinet As Education Secretary, Reports Say Juthani is an infectious diseases physician at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, where she specializes in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in older adults. Lamont s…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield
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COVID-19: More Than Two Dozen CT Health Departments To Receive Federal Grants For Vaccines COVID-19: More Than Two Dozen CT Health Departments To Receive Federal Grants For Vaccines
Covid-19: More Than Two Dozen CT Health Departments To Receive Federal Grants For Vaccines Some communities in Connecticut will receive a financial shot in the arm to help continue the state’s rapid rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Health announced that 27 municipalities and local health departments have been chosen to split more than $13 million in federal grant money that will be used to ensure there is equity in distributing the vaccine. Officials said the money is earmarked “to be used to form partnerships between local health, community organizations, and vaccine providers to promote and increase vaccine equity.” Related s…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
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COVID-19: NY Wants You To Take Free Online Health Training Program; Here Are Details COVID-19: NY Wants You To Take Free Online Health Training Program; Here Are Details
Covid-19: NY Wants You To Take Free Online Health Training Program; Here Are Details After being caught off-guard by the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, New York is taking preemptive measures to ensure that they are prepared for the next public health crisis. New York is launching the state’s Citizen Public Health Training Program - believed to be the first of its kind in the country - to train New Yorkers on how to best assist themselves, their families, and neighbors in the event of another event like the pandemic. The program, which was designed and will be run by Cornell University, includes an eight-session, 16-hour curriculum that is completely free and can be complete…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
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COVID-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Launch In Westchester COVID-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Launch In Westchester
Covid-19: Two New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Launch In Westchester A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in Westchester as the state looks to provide the first doses of the vaccine to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza from Thursday, April 1 through 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 3; Greenburgh Neighborhood Central, 295 Knollwood Road from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 3. They are among 18 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s commit…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
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COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites
Covid-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites New York is calling on all houses of worship of all denominations to sign up as vaccination sites as part of the state’s “Roll Up Your Sleeve” COVID-19 campaign. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Westchester County at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon on Monday, March 22 to announce the new campaign to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vaccination sites for their communities.  Houses of worship have all been given the green light to serve as points of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning in April. As part of this new campaign, medic…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
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COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added On Long Island COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added On Long Island
Covid-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added On Long Island A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island this week to provide the first doses of the vaccine to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Nassau County: Lakeview Public Library on Woodfield Road in Rockville Centre on Thursday, March 18. Suffolk County: Congressional Church of Patchogue on East Main Street on Friday, March 19. They are among 16 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s commitment t…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
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COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added In Westchester, Rockland COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added In Westchester, Rockland
Covid-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Added In Westchester, Rockland Two new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in the Hudson Valley this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Westchester County: St. Thomas Episcopal Church on West Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck on Thursday, March, 18.  Rockland County: Haverstraw Community Center on Broad Street on Saturday, March 20. Appointments have already been filled at each site. They are among 16 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate N…

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by Zak Failla
Putnam
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COVID-19: Three New Hudson Valley Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open COVID-19: Three New Hudson Valley Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open
Covid-19: Three New Hudson Valley Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open Three new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in the Hudson Valley this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Westchester County:  Mount Kisco Senior Center, Mount KiscoOrange County: Mulberry House Senior Center, in Middletown, Newburgh Armory Unity Center, in Newburgh Appointments have already been filled at each site. They are among a dozen new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
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COVID-19: Cuomo Debuts 'Weapon That Will Win War' Against Virus COVID-19: Cuomo Debuts 'Weapon That Will Win War' Against Virus
Covid-19: Cuomo Debuts 'Weapon That Will Win War' Against Virus Gov. Andrew Cuomo has introduced New York to the "weapon that is going to win the war" against COVID-19. During an impromptu COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, Dec. 3 in Albany, Cuomo showcased the vaccine after the state received the first batch of vials containing the vaccination. Related story - COVID-19: 170,000 Vaccines Coming To New York, Here's Who Will Get Them “The next chapter is going to be vaccine distribution and acceptance,” Cuomo said. “This is the weapon that wins the COVID war, and we have to get serious about this. “The distribution is a massive undertaking by the government…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
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COVID-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Long Island For First Time In Six Weeks COVID-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Long Island For First Time In Six Weeks
Covid-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Long Island For First Time In Six Weeks With New York continuing to ramp up novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, it was determined that in the past six weeks, the number of patients testing positive for the virus’ antibodies has slightly increased. New York State surveyed more than 12,000 people between Friday, May 1, and Saturday, June 13, for antibodies, which found that 13.4 percent of those tested are now testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, up 1.1 percent from the beginning of the tests. On Long Island, 11.4 percent tested positive as of May 1, jumping 2.7 percent to 14.1 as of June 13. “We’ve been doing more testing …

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by Zak Failla