Legislation that will revise penalties for drunk driving and expand the use of ignition interlock devices (IID), was signed into law on Friday by Gov. Phil Murphy. The bill, S-824, was sponsored by Senators Nicholas Scutari (D-22th) and Joseph Lagana (D-38th). An IID is a device that detects alcohol from breath samples it takes from ...

New Jersey joins more than 30 states that have enacted laws prohibiting gag clauses and at least 20 others that outlaw copay clawbacks.

Legislation designed to make the application process for Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare simpler and more accessible and to improve the eligibility determination system for these programs was signed into law Aug. 23 by Gov. Phil Murphy The measure was sponsored by Assembly members Joann Downey, D-11th District, Eric Houghtaling, D-11th District, and Andrew Zwicker, D-16th ...

Callers can receive information on what to do if their home has a lead service line, where to get water filters, how to participate in the Newark's service line replacement program, and the phone numbers and locations for where the city is distributing cases of bottled water.

Michael Charlton is one of seven people elected by the organization to serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

New Jersey is one of 25 to receive the funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state is eligible to receive the amount annually through Sept. 29, 2024.

The WatchPAT from Itamar Medical tracks heart rate, blood oxygen levels, air flow and breathing patterns while the patient is asleep in their own bed.

As of May 2019, less than 4 percent of patients were discharged from the system’s Emergency Departments with opioid prescriptions – a reduction of nearly one half since April 2017, and below the national average of 17 percent.

According to the health system, AHCC NCORP will help develop and implement National Cancer Institute prevention, screening, care delivery and treatment studies with leading health care systems across New Jersey. Clinical trial enrollment began Aug. 1.

The Newark-based provider of technology-enabled health care solutions has named Patrice Wolfe to its top post.

The study could lead to new treatment strategies for respiratory diseases, said co-author Reynold Panettieri, director of the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science.

That money would have to come out of the state’s $1.2 billion surplus via an appropriations bill, according to the Senate President. And while the measure could be approved by early September, it would need the support of both Gov. Phil Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.