A new program at the New Brunswick hospital permits parents to watch and listen to their newborns in the NICU on live video while they communicate with health care professionals.

The bill would establish at task force to assess and report on the nature and frequency of social isolation in the state, specifically among people ages 65 or older, those with disabilities and the mentally ill.

The companies were selected from a group of submitted video responses to the question “Why Choose New Jersey?”

An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain TBI each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe TBI contributes to 30 percent of all injury-related deaths, and many who survive are left permanently disabled.

"New Jersey is choosing to proactively protect its residents to enact the same benefits, rights and protections afforded under the ACA," the House Assembly speaker said.

The measure, designed to educate consumers on hospital transfers prior to the process and protect from surprise billing, was approved in a 57-12-3 vote.

Assembly Bill 4744 would provide for the quicker delivery of opioid addiction treatment for patients covered under Medicaid by removing prior authorization requirements.

The legislation is designed to increase access for patients, broaden regulation, and to strengthen job creation and business opportunities in the program.

In her keynote address at the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute's Annual Meeting & Spring All Council Conference in Trenton, Dr. Tiffani Johnson said disparities in the industry and unequal treatment of patients based on race continue to grow.

Addressing the key gene before birth could eventually help lead to a treatment for the condition by reversing abnormal embryonic brain development and improving cognitive function after birth, according to a study led by Rutgers University.