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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) nurses – who are members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200 – hold a press conference and rally outside RWJUH in New Brunswick on Sept. 5, 2023. More than 1,700 nurses remain on the picket line as the situation remains unresolved and tense.
Sep 6, 2023

RWJUH nurses strike remains in bitter stalemate

Even with health benefits discontinued as of Sept. 1 for workers who have walked out, there are currently no upcoming bargaining sessions scheduled — with the last having occurred in mid-August.

University Hospital CEO and President Ed Jimenez and Grammy award winner Gloria Gaynor pose with one of her donations to the facility's Pediatric Department, during a Sept. 1, 2023, ceremony. - UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Sep 6, 2023

‘I Will Survive’ singer Gaynor gifts art collection to University Hospital

Grammy award winner Gloria Gaynor donated a seven-part series of paintings by Thomas Kinkade, inspired by the Disney universe, which are now on display in the Pediatrics Department.

Telehealth
Sep 6, 2023

Maplewood telehealth startup selected for UHC’s accelerator

StationMD, which serves individuals with intellectual and/or development disabilities, was the only New Jersey company selected for UHC's fifth cohort.

A new program from Cooper University Health Care will provide tablets to military veterans who have difficulty getting to care at Cooper or Deborah Heart and Lung Center.
Sep 6, 2023

Cooper Health launches ‘Tablets for Veterans’

Funded by a $62,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission, the program will provide 50 devices for three years and includes internet service.

Reblozyl is an anemia therapy being developed by Bristol Myers Squibb through a collaboration with Merck.
Sep 5, 2023

FDA grants expanded approval for Bristol Myers Squibb anemia therapy

“The approval of Reblozyl in the first-line treatment of anemia for patients with lower-risk MDS represents a crucial step in making transfusion independence possible for more patients," said Tracey Iraca, executive director of the MDS Foundation.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) nurses – who are members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200 – hold a press conference and rally outside RWJUH in New Brunswick on Sept. 5, 2023. More than 1,700 nurses remain on the picket line as the situation remains unresolved and tense.
Sep 5, 2023

On the scene: RWJUH nurses strike now in 2nd month

The union representing more than 1,700 workers held a rally and press conference Sept. 5 to call out what it says are unfair labor practices at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Catalent is a pharmaceutical company based in Somerset.
Sep 5, 2023

Catalent working to ‘right-size’ company

The Somerset-based pharmaceutical business has added four independent directors, launched a review committee and entered into a cooperation agreement with one of its largest investors.

Lung X-ray
Sep 1, 2023

Apps open for NJ American Lung Association’s 2024-25 funding cycle

Researchers can now submit grant applications with the potential to improve prevention, detection and treatment options for all lung diseases, including lung cancer.

T-cells
Aug 30, 2023

Celularity, Regeneron strike multiyear research deal

The collaboration will initially focus on a targeted allogeneic gamma delta CAR T-cell therapy designed to enhance proliferation and potency against solid tumors.

Medical
Aug 30, 2023

Timber Pharmaceuticals to be acquired by Danish giant in $36M deal

LEO Pharma will add the Warren-based clinical-stage biopharma company, which is focused on the development and commercialization of treatments for rare and orphan dermatologic diseases.

Medicare
Aug 29, 2023

NJ drugmakers’ products among first targeted for Medicare price negotiations

Pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Johnson & Johnson and others, are concerned the move will hamper innovation and impede patient access and choice.

Dr. Nabil Dagher, vice president and director of the Northwell Transplant Institute, meets with a patient.
Aug 28, 2023

NY’s largest health care provider moves into NJ

Northwell Health Physician Partners is now offering primary care and specialty services – with a focus on liver diseases – at its new office in Edgewater.