Kristin Peck will succeed Juan Ramón Alaix as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020, and join the board of directors immediately.

The funding will allow the state to conduct local planning and begin community involvement for the proposed federal Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative, which seeks to reduce new infections in the county by 90 percent by 2030.

The Government Accountability Office report analyzed Indian Health Service data from fiscal years 2013 through 2018 and found across the board coverage increases with an average uptick of 14 percentage points.

The Kearny-based company said it would work with the DTB Genomics and Pharmacology Facility at the National Cancer Institute to identify gene signatures that help predict a potential response of a patient’s tumor to a drug therapy.

The primary goal of the collaborative will be to proactively identify children who may be at risk due to a parent or caregiver’s substance use and to ensure their safety while focusing on the strength of the family unit during treatment.

New Jersey is in the bottom five among states, with an average of 37 pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.

The total number of confirmed and probable cases of serious lung disease in the state has risen to 14.

“The settlement allows the company to avoid the resource demands and uncertainty of a trial as it continues to seek meaningful progress in addressing the nation’s opioid crisis,” the New Brunswick-based business said in a statement.

The health system's Warren Campus designation is effective Oct. 1, as is its inclusion in the Horizon Medicare Blue Advantage Plan.