New Jersey medical school students proved Friday they could compete with the best, and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey administrators sighed with relief that institutional uncertainty did not affect this year's graduating students.

A longtime pharmaceutical industry analyst is joining the turnaround effort at a New Jersey biotech firm.

After months of deliberation, the board of St. Clare's Health System, based in Denville, has opted to negotiate exclusively with St. Louis-based Ascension Health to take ownership of the Catholic system.

More than two dozen bills affecting businesses are up for votes in the Legislature this afternoon, including some businesses have been fighting for years.

Hospital executives gathered Wednesday at the New Jersey Hospital Association offices in Princeton for a day of leadership lectures, focusing on the relationship between quality outcomes and operating an efficient facility.

With bids taking shape for Christ Hospital, one potential owner is banking on a history of optimizing space to make its case.

Health plan services provider MagnaCare criticized a report released by the state comptroller's office late last month that said local governments could save more than $100 million per year collectively by joining the state's health benefits plan, rather than selecting private insurance.

For New Jersey adoptees, questions about family medical history can be difficult to answer, but state Sen. Joseph Vitale has authored a bill to expand early screening insurance coverage to adoptees.