As New Jersey enters its third pandemic year, officials are preparing to find ways for residents to coexist with the coronavirus. But even as cases and hospitalizations drop, one research institute in the Garden State is keeping its focus on the long-term effects of catching the disease.

Major hospitals in the New York region say they have stopped using monoclonal antibody therapies because they have run out of the one treatment that appears to be effective against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, leaving doctors without a vital tool to treat severely ill Covid-19 patients.

NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez and PBS NewsHour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joined Stephanie Ruhle with breaking updates on the coronavirus pandemic and the Biden administration's response. Brown University School of Public Health Dean, Dr. Ashish Jha, and Heritage Surgical Group general surgeon, Dr. Stavros Christoudias, share their medical expertise following news that the omicron variant is the dominant Covid strain in the United States. "It's going to spread like wildfire," Christoudias says.

Federal supply of the one monoclonal antibody treatment that has proven effective is now "limited," with more doses expected in January, a Health and Human Services spokesperson said.

WYCKOFF, N.J. – On Friday, United States Congressman Josh Gottheimer officially launched “Doctors for Josh,” with a virtual conversation featuring Rep. Gottheimer and around 20 doctors from across the Fifth District.

Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and racial injustice. But there is another epidemic in this country that must be addressed, and it must be addressed now.

Surface contamination and fleeting encounters are less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods.

Dozens of top recipients of government aid have laid off, furloughed or cut the pay of tens of thousands of employees.

As the novel coronavirus spread and began to overwhelm our emergency rooms and intensive care units, I felt a growing sense of impending doom for my physician colleagues on the frontlines.

A powerful lawmaker with deep ties to the insurance industry is trying to kill billions in reimbursements for frontline healthcare workers, doctors say.

Public Health Watch Dog Group Provides Plan to Allow for Needed Medical Procedures as State Moves Forward in its Recovery from COVID 19 Pandemic.

During the rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis, experts from the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety-Division of Consumer Affairs, Department of Banking and Insurance, New Jersey Department of Human Services – NJ Medicaid are hosting a video conference on telehealth regulations during COVID-19 to provide up-to-date information on the temporary telehealth waivers, insurance coverage and reimbursement, and Medicaid.

Join us on Wednesday, April 22nd from 12:00pm EST – 1:00pm EST for this online Quality Institute event, where you will learn about Using Telehealth to Maintain Primary Care for Patients.

When Gov. Phil Murphy announced the Garden State would waive fees for COVID-19 testing for nearly 2 million residents with certain health care plans, it offered both financial and emotional relief for many.

Already overwhelmed by the scarcity of protective gear and the dangers of treating a highly contagious virus, many American doctors on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have been dealt another punch in the gut.

The New Jersey Doctor Patient Alliance, a non-profit association of 350 doctors has lent their voices to New Jersey State Senator Joe Pennacchio’s call for the Administration to immediately rescind its draconian restrictions on doctors and allow them to prescribe hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to their patients.

Hospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled plans to create a giant new fund to boost the pay of health care staff, first responders and essential workers -- and made clear they'll demand their hazard pay proposal in any fourth round of coronavirus spending.

As front-line healthcare workers care for patients with COVID-19, they commit themselves to difficult, draining work and also put themselves at risk of infection. Hundreds throughout the world have died. Medscape wants to make sure they are not forgotten, and we will update this list as — sadly — needed.

When you come home from being outside, what should you do with your shoes, your jacket, in order to stay healthy?

A pipe fitter had 200 spare masks and wanted to know how to donate them to the state's response to coronavirus. His call went to the governor's office, then landed with state police Col. Patrick Callahan — the boss when it comes to emergency management in the Garden State.

Dr. Stavros Christoudias says, after appearing on Meet the Press Daily, a drone company changed its production line to produce N95 masks.

The financial health of clinical practices as they react to COVID-19 pandemic is a critical concern of many New Jersey Doctor Patient Alliance members.

Health care workers treating the exploding number of New Jerseyans in the hospital with the coronavirus are arguably the living definition of “acting in good faith.”

One of the most common questions I get asked is on the different types of masks and the different purposes for the different types.

Hospitals are threatening to fire health-care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and have in some cases followed through.

President Trump announced on Sunday that his administration will extend its "15 Days to Slow the Spread" guidelines until April 30 in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, which has now infected more than 130,000 Americans and killed nearly 2,500.

NJ Dr. Stavros Christoudias says health workers are trying to be conservative with masks. He said, "We're hearing about stockpiles and millions of masks coming out — I haven't seen any of that. We're down here at ground zero."

COVID-19 Cases by County. Data is provisional and subsequent to revision.

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is currently sweeping across New Jersey, and it is threatening, at least in the short-term, our ability to safely care for our patients.

Dr. James Pruden was the first. But he will hardly be the last. The director of emergency preparedness at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson was hospitalized March 6 with upper respiratory and cold-like symptoms and tested positive a week later for the coronavirus.

FEMA will be in the Garden State on Wednesday to begin setting up, officials said.

One sure-fire way to keep flu and other viruses at bay is to wash your hands often and well. But, if you can, avoid high-speed jet air dryers in public restrooms.

Learn about COVID-19 best practices for your medical office from Quality Institute member, New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance (NJDPA). We are honored to have Stavros Christoudias, MD, FACS, NJDPA, Board Chair, as the expert speaker for this webinar.

President Trump has said that private companies are stepping up voluntarily to manufacture much-needed protective gear, but nurses and doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis are saying they are in desperate need of masks and gowns.

The doctor’s voice was filled with distress.
Dr. Suraj Saggar didn’t have much time to talk. At times, he even sounded almost out of breath.

Join us on Tuesday, March 24th from 12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST for this online Quality Institute event, where you will learn about COVID-19 best practices for your medical office from Quality Institute member, New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance (NJDPA). We are honored to have Stavros Christoudias, MD, FACS, NJDPA, Board Chair, as the expert speaker for this webinar.

On Friday, a doctor in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Bergen County rapidly filling with coronavirus patients said an administrator called her “an alarmist” for wearing a protective mask and “scaring everyone” when she was outside of a patient’s room.

There is an ongoing investigation to determine more about this outbreak. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.

Call your doctor: If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice.

Know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.

This Q&A will be updated as more is known about COVID-19, how it spreads and how it is affecting people worldwide.

Here you will find the latest situation updates and data regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.