Medicine
Subscribe to this tagAnother Issue Crops Up for Medical Marijuana
As you may have read, medicinal marijuana is finally going to be available in New Jersey this winter. But apparently not in the South Jersey town of Maple Shade.
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A personalized genetic test at Camden’s Coriell Institute started with a tube of saliva and ended with some surprising results.
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Four-Legged Therapists
Eliciting smiles from hospitalized children, specially trained dogs work miracles, sometimes just by cuddling.
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When It's More Than A Bellyache
Kids’ gastrointestinal problems can be tough to diagnose. That’s where pediatric specialists step in.
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Weeding Out The Pain
Medicinal marijuana is now legal in New Jersey, but many of the state’s doctors remain perplexed about how to prescribe the drug. Will Jersey’s strict regulations limit the impact of pot for those patients who need it most?
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The Cutting Edge of Alzheimer's
Researchers are piecing together the intricate puzzle behind a devastating disease that afflicts more than 5 million Americans. Theories abound, but treatment remains elusive.
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Now Is the Time
For women with ovarian cancer, awareness and early detection are essential to survival.
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Serving Patients in Need
FQHCs play a key health care role in the state’s most poverty-stricken neighborhoods.
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The Raw Deal
Psst! Wanna buy some raw milk? Many Jersey families do—but they get the unpasteurized stuff out of state, where its sale is legal. Is it healthful or dangerous? Even Trenton has joined the debate.
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Eric LeGrand: Best of the Best
Steve Adubato admires the powerful and dramatic example set by genuine Jersey hero Eric LeGrand.
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Medical Marijuana Debate...Is Relief On the Way?
The medical marijuana debate in New Jersey has become grounds for partisan bickering, bureaucratic wrangling and political posturing.
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For These Seniors, The Doctor Is In
The city of Orange partners with St. Barnabas to bring primary care to a residence for elders.
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Leaving 'Those Dark Days' Behind
At UMDNJ, a new president steers toward a brighter future.
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Help on Wheels
Two New Jersey doctors see the wave of the medical future in the past.
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Who Killed Muhlenberg Hospital?
There's plenty of blame to go around, but it's patients who may suffer from the closing of Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
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Gray Area
As research begins to unlock the secrets of traumatic brain injury, many puzzles remain.
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What's Up, Doc?
When it comes to health, most of us want a second opinion. New Jersey Monthly wanted six. We selected a half-dozen of this year’s Top Doctors and peppered them with questions about the patient-doctor relationship, the health-care establishment, and their lives as physicians. The questions were e-mailed to the individual physicians, and their answers to each were compiled in alphabetical order.
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Saving Olivia
Aimee and Ron thought they were going to lose their unborn daughter, until they met the one doctor who gave them hope.
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Steve Adubato: Transplanting Lungs, Saving Lives
In August, Dr. Lawrence McBride, left, performed the first two lung transplants at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, which this year became the only New Jersey hospital designated for the procedure by the Department of Health and Senior Services.
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