Keeping Safe by the Shore: Beach and Pool Safety Tips from a Level 1 Trauma Center | Newswise

Keeping Safe by the Shore: Beach and Pool Safety Tips from a Level 1 Trauma Center | Newswise

Interview available with lifeguard & pulmonologist Dr. Eric Costanzo, and other trauma and emergency medicine physicians  Newswise — New Jersey’s beautiful beaches and sparkling pools offer a welcome respite from the summer heat. However, water, while refreshing and fun, can also be dangerous if proper safety precautions aren’t taken. The Level 1 Adult & Pediatric…

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Air India Crash Can Be Trigger for the Millions Who Have ‘Aerophobia.’ Mental Health Experts Offer Advice on How to Manage the Fear | Newswise

Air India Crash Can Be Trigger for the Millions Who Have ‘Aerophobia.’ Mental Health Experts Offer Advice on How to Manage the Fear | Newswise

Newswise — The horrendous images of the Air India plane that crashed today, killing at least 200 of the 242 people who were aboard, are likely to escalate anxiety among many who have an intense fear of flying, say mental health experts. Some 25 million people in the U.S., and about 40 percent of those living in industrialized nations,…

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John Theurer Cancer Center Presents Innovative Cancer Research at Major Annual Cancer Meeting, Offering New Hope for Patients | Newswise

John Theurer Cancer Center Presents Innovative Cancer Research at Major Annual Cancer Meeting, Offering New Hope for Patients | Newswise

Newswise — Investigators from Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC)—part of the National Cancer Institute-designated Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University—and Hackensack University Medical Center are reporting research findings from 32 studies at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The meeting is the premier event for cancer professionals and…

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Join Our Grocery Store Tour for Diabetics | Newswise

Join Our Grocery Store Tour for Diabetics | Newswise

Newswise — Between sophisticated marketing strategies and confusing nutritional labels, navigating the supermarket and making healthy choices is difficult for most people. Now imagine having the extra burden of specific dietary restrictions – like diabetes. Hackensack Meridian Health dieticians want to help – by sharing simple swaps when grocery shopping, that can aid in the…

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Break Clays, Fund Scholarships for Physicians of the Future at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Sporting Clays Event on June 2 | Newswise

Break Clays, Fund Scholarships for Physicians of the Future at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Sporting Clays Event on June 2 | Newswise

Newswise — May 19, 2025 – Nutley, NJ – The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine will host a Sporting Clays Outing at The Hudson Farm Club in Hopatcong, NJ, to benefit the Scholarship Fund at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on Monday, June 2. The event, hosted by Robert O’Hara, founding member of the…

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Hackensack Meridian Health Providing Patients With First-of-their-Kind Heart Valve Repair Devices | Newswise

Hackensack Meridian Health Providing Patients With First-of-their-Kind Heart Valve Repair Devices | Newswise

Newswise — The structural heart disease team at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center is now providing procedures repairing patients’ tricuspid heart valves, utilizing first-of-their-kind treatment devices. Treatment for leaking tricuspid valves, known as tricuspid regurgitation (TR), has previously been limited to medication therapy or open heart surgery depending on the severity of regurgitation….

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