The jury reached a decision in this first phase on causation, but still must decide the question of liability in phase two before there is a final verdict in this case.

Assembly Bill 2431 limits a patient’s share to $150 or $250 a month depending on the health benefit plan level. The appropriations committee approved the bill on Monday by a 9-0 vote.

The partnership will support two key centers at NJII that will advance the manufacturing of new cell and gene therapies: the Cell and Gene Therapy Development Center and the Center of Advanced Biologic Manufacturing.

The annual county health rankings, released on Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, ranks Morris County as the healthiest in New Jersey and Cumberland County the least healthy county in the state.

The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood announced on Monday it participated in a landmark clinical trial that evaluated the ability of a new, fully absorbable antibacterial envelope – TYRX Absorbable Antibacterial Envelope – from Medtronic designed to reduce infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).

“The price of prescription drugs has skyrocketed in the last few years. It’s the number one issue that people talk to me about,” U.S. Rep Frank Pallone said Monday at independent pharmacy Boyt Drugs in Metuchen. “If we don’t start doing something to lower the price of prescription drugs we are going to see more and more people who need them who are not going to have them.”

The department said that the waiver opportunity would help to align licensure requirements and procedures across facility types, particularly those with multiple licenses.

Robotic surgery is becoming an increasingly important tool in the surgeon’s armamentarium. Citing figures from Intuitive Surgical, manufacturer of the da Vinci surgical system, General Surgery News reported that nearly 877,000 surgical procedures were performed with the da Vinci system in 2017, an increase of almost 16 percent from the year before.

Brian Gragnolati started out as an EMT and worked his way up through the hospital administration ranks to become president and chief executive officer of Atlantic Health System. In January, he reached yet another height when he started a three-year term as chair of the American Hospital Association — the pinnacle of health care leadership in this country.

McKnight’s Senior Living announced on Friday that CareOne Executive Vice President Elizabeth Straus has been honored as a Hall of Honor Woman of Distinction. The award is given to those who serve the senior housing and care sector including women working in long-term care/post-acute care, assisted living, independent living, senior living, memory care, hospice and ...

The company said its new headquarters will house 180 associates while about 650 operations staff and management positions will continue to be based at the company’s Orangeburg, N.Y. location.