(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Growing trend of patients verbally or physically attacking nurses, other health care workers
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Growing trend of patients verbally or physically attacking nurses, other health care workers

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The CDC indicates that every year 2 to 10 percent of pregnancies nationwide are affected by gestational diabetes.

In New Jersey, 41 percent of children 17 years old or younger have experienced one or more adverse childhood experiences, and 18 percent have had ...

OB-GYN residents deliver a baby in The Center for Simulation and Experiential Learning at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Speech professionals recommend parents keep an eye out for early warnings of communication disorders and treat early.

The first person who responds at an emergency scene is often a bystander, so knowing how to stop the bleed at that moment, while waiting ...

Participants learn how to make heart healthy meals at Hackensack Meridian Health’s cooking demonstration.

Approximately 70 New Jersey residents under the age of 30 were diagnosed with the disease in 2015, which is three times the number of cases ...

Nearly one-third of New Jersey residents care or have cared for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other form of dementia.

Ahead of Monday's commute-snarling, train-diverting rail line repairs at New York Penn, how is NJ Transit keeping us informed? The state budget battle's over, but ...

Navy veteran Michael Dowens launched the nonprofit Unbroken Warriors to help veterans pay for PTSD treatment.

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While there's no definitive answer as to why we dream, there are many theories.

Planned cuts put Meals on Wheels on the chopping block and has a senator serving meals and optimism about his legal challenges. The House pulls ...

Nearly 1,500 New Jersey residents died from kidney disease in 2014 alone. Males have a higher death rate than females.

Added incentive for lawmakers to find a new way to fund schools. One desperate district is asking the state Supreme Court to step in. Some ...