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. The COVID-19 Institute of New Jersey studies these so-called
Continue readingFederal 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. 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
Continue readingNBC 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
Continue readingWednesday, September 23, 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST Register Now In this webinar, Dr. Barbara Levy, consultant for the New Jersey Reproductive Health Access Project, will provide information for providers, practice management, coding staff, and health system leadership to increase their understanding of core principles of coding for contraceptive care, best practices to increase coding efficiency,
Continue readingWYCKOFF, 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. The conversation was facilitated by Dr. Stavros Christoudias, a general surgeon from Franklin Lakes and focused on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and continuing to
Continue readingThe Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed to provide fast and direct economic assistance for American workers and families, small businesses, and to preserve jobs.
Continue readingThe New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance (NJDPA) is a state-wide organization of over 300 physicians and surgeons along with their patients who advocate for access to high quality healthcare for all New Jerseyeans. The NJDPA commends Teaneck’s Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin for his decisive action in requesting self-quarantines among the residents of Teaneck in the face of
Continue readingA federal judge in Pennsylvania has approved $20 million in payments to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by chiropractors against a health insurer and American Specialty Health, the national company chosen by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to manage its members’ benefits for chiropractic care and other physical health benefits starting next year.
Continue readingI noticed my first gray hair during my medical residency. It sneaked up on me at the end of a long, frenzied shift — one of those nights when Murphy’s Law seems stronger than the law of
Continue readingMedicare ushered in the greatest explosion of medical advances in the history of mankind for twenty years, but it also guaranteed the destruction of the hallmark of our system: the
Continue readingYesterday, Fox 8 News in New Orleans had a story on a bill moving on Capitol Hill that would address the issue of surprise medical billing, something lots of Americans are familiar with as
Continue readingToday, Monday, July 15, 2019, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (NJ), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (NJ), U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-9), and U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)
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