Patients can complete paperwork, check in, and pay copays in advance through the myCooper mobile app before even entering a clinical office.

Hackensack Meridian Health had been bargaining together with Local 5138 at SOMC and Local 5058, which represents about 1,200 nurses, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. But, in an unprecedented decision, Health Professionals and Allied Employees approved a tentative agreement separately, and only for the former.

As part of the first session of BioNJ’s Human Resources three-day virtual conference series, McKinsey & Co. Partner Gaurav Agrawal said that as thousands of health professionals have and continue to battle the COVID-19 virus, governments and the pharmaceutical industry are working together to understand and address this challenge in various ways.

This marks the fourth partnership the Somerset-based company has entered for candidates to combat the virus.

“This grant will help some of our city’s most vulnerable people – folks who have experienced various types of trauma in their lives,” said President and CEO Dr. Shereef Elnahal. “As one of Newark's anchor institutions, we are always trying to move further upstream and attack the social root causes of our community's health problems."

New Jersey's alternative treatment centers can transport medical cannabis to patients and designated caregivers per a waiver issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.

A phased-in elimination of the levy was included in the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, signed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year.

The acquisition of Seven Hills Women's Health Centers adds 20 locations in the Greater Cincinnati region.

According to Gov. Phil Murphy, out of New Jersey’s 21 counties, eight of them have a transmission rate above 1, while 10 have seen it increase by at least 50 percent over the last week.

The company said it will continue selling the weed killer because it stands by previous assertions that it's safe when used as directed.

According to the company's CEO, its wearable UV detector holds the potential "to provide a data-driven and chemical-free alternative to skin cancer prevention."

In April, the age group made up 12 percent of new cases. Now that’s up to 22 percent, according to State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.