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What You Need to Know About the New Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
A new executive order is aimed at overhauling the current childhood vaccine schedule by reducing the number of vaccines necessary, spacing them out and even reformulating certain immunizations. Our expert answers your questions and provides guidance on what you need to know about childhood vaccines.
Skip the ER: 10 Health Issues Urgent Care Can Treat
Wondering what urgent care can treat? An HMH expert breaks down 10 common health issues — from strep to sprains — you can take to urgent care instead of the ER.
5 Back-to-School Tips for Students Managing Chronic Illness
After a relaxing summer, the back-to-school season can bring a mix of excitement and nerves. But when a student is living with a chronic illness, returning to the classroom or heading off to college can come with additional pressures and responsibilities.
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How to Support a Loved One with Postpartum Anxiety or Depression
How can you support a loved one with postpartum depression or anxiety? Learn the key signs to watch for, what to say, what to avoid and when to get help.
How to ID Common Kid Bugs
Identify common childhood illnesses (RSV, cold, COVID-19, flu). Learn how to differentiate symptoms & protect your child. Call 800-822-8905.
Creatine for Brain Health: What a Neuropsychologist Wants You to Know
Creatine has long been popular in sports nutrition. It's known for helping build strength, power and muscle. But lately, researchers are looking at how it may help another important organ: the brain.
Patient Perspectives
Glen Rock, NJ Man Has Cervical Fusion Surgery, Home by Dinner
After a ski accident left him with 20 broken bones, Steve Bermack had cervical fusion surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health and was home by dinner.
How Endoscopic Spine Surgery Got a Middletown Man Back on His Feet
Patrick Connelly, 64, of Middletown, New Jersey, had endoscopic spine surgery after 32 years of back pain. See how he got back on his feet.
How a Secaucus Teen’s Kidney Transplant Became a Family Affair
At 15, Lanay Lopez needed a kidney transplant. Her donor was her dad. Ten years later, she’s thriving and reflecting on her second chance.
Why a Maryland Man Traveled to New Jersey for Prostate Cancer Surgery
After a prostate cancer diagnosis, Eric Lewanda chose a single-port robotic prostatectomy at Hackensack Meridian Health and recovered faster than he expected.