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Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning
Rise In Walking Pneumonia Cases Prompts CDC Warning Cases of walking pneumonia have spiked significantly, especially among children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning in a brand-new advisory. The agency said increases in M. pneumoniae-associated pneumonia infections began late this past spring, peaked in August, and have remained high.  The CDC said it's using various surveillance tools "to better understand any differences in demographics, severity of illness, and outcomes as compared to M. pneumoniae infections prior to the COVID-19 pandemic." The agency said it's also contacting heal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Possible Measles Exposures Reported At Elizabeth Longshoreman's Strike Possible Measles Exposures Reported At Elizabeth Longshoreman's Strike
Possible Measles Exposures Reported At Elizabeth Longshoreman's Strike State health officials are warning residents of a confirmed measles case in New Jersey. The Health Department said that the patient is a Monmouth County resident, who presented with measles following recent international travel. Anyone who visited the below locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed and should contact a health care provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness, the department said: Livoti’s Old World Market, 200 Mounts Corner Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728; Date & Time: September 30, 2024 between 5:30 P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cause Of Death Released For Whitney Houston's NJ Mom, Cissy Houston, 91 Cause Of Death Released For Whitney Houston's NJ Mom, Cissy Houston, 91
Cause Of Death Released For Whitney Houston's NJ Mom, Cissy Houston, 91 Cissy Houston, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, died at home in Newark on Monday, Oct. 7. She was 91 years old. Houston had been in hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, the family said in a statement posted to social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Whitney Houston (@whitneyhouston) “Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston, her daughter-in-law, said in a statement.  “Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our live…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ College Baseball Player Ryan Coryell Dies Of Pneumonia Amid 'Happiest Year Ever' At 33 NJ College Baseball Player Ryan Coryell Dies Of Pneumonia Amid 'Happiest Year Ever' At 33
NJ College Baseball Player Ryan Coryell Dies Of Pneumonia Amid 'Happiest Year Ever' At 33 A 33-year-old man from Ewing has died after a two-month battle with pneumonia, his loved ones say. Ryan Coryell had married the love of his life, Kate, last year, according to his obituary. He died on Nov. 24. "Being with the now Kate Coryell, along with their dog Jeter, was easily the happiest times in Ryan’s life," his obituary reads. "As you can imagine, his sudden passing has broken the hearts of everyone who knew him," his sister, Ally Picone of Trenton, wrote on a GoFundMe page. "Please consider donating to help support his wife, Kate, as she navigates this next chapter."  The …

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by Jon Craig
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Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support
Demarest Deacon Who Suffered Strokes Vacationing Sees Surge Of Support Deacon Jim Puliatte desperately needs to get back to the United States for medical care — and his neighbors are working to make that a reality. On Sunday, April 23, Puliatte — who serves the Parish of St. Joseph in Demarest — fell ill with pneumonia, had two strokes and developed an acute blood infection, while traveling abroad, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his son, James. The hospital that the deacon is staying at does not have the proper equipment or medical personnel to treat him, his son said. A medical evacuation via air hospital to transport is needed to bring P…

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by Sam Barron
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Cause Of Death Revealed For NJ Football Star Who Died During Navy SEAL Hell Week Training Cause Of Death Revealed For NJ Football Star Who Died During Navy SEAL Hell Week Training
Cause Of Death Revealed For NJ Football Star Who Died During Navy SEAL Hell Week Training The cause of death has been revealed for a former New Jersey football standout and Navy SEAL candidate who died during "Hell Week" training in February. Kyle Mullen, 24, of Manalapan, died as a result of pneumonia during the training at Naval Base Coronado in California, his mom tells NJ Advance Media citing an autopsy report from the  Armed Forces Medical Examiner. Mullen, who played for Yale University, was unable to stand or walk on his own and wheelchair bound before he died, and had been coughing and spitting up red-tinged fluid that had nearly filled a 36 oz. sports drink bottle, the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery
Morristown HS Student Hospitalized With Mono, Pneumonia Faces Long Road To Recovery Support is on the rise for the family of a Morristown High School senior who has been hospitalized for the past two months with multiple infections. Bence Rosenberg has been hospitalized since Halloween after contracting mononucleosis, which led to severe pneumonia, sepsis, and a fungal infection, GoFundMe founder Christopher Carcich wrote. After spending 44 days in the intensive care unit, the varsity track and field player was transferred to a rehabilitation center, where he faces a long road to recovery. "The road ahead for Bence will be long and tough, with much time to …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Granddaughter Charged In Horrific Elder Abuse Case Wants 'Prayers For Family' Granddaughter Charged In Horrific Elder Abuse Case Wants 'Prayers For Family'
Granddaughter Charged In Horrific Elder Abuse Case Wants 'Prayers For Family' Two siblings and their mother arrested in a horrific case of elder abuse in Pennsylvania are accused of neglecting a 76-year-old woman in their care for years. Lori Giacomelli, 56, of Forward Township (Allegheny County) and her children Rachael, 24, and Nicholas, 20, were each charged with two counts of neglect of a care-dependent person. The eldest Giacomelli is the victim's ex-daughter-in-law, according to WPXI. “She may have only taken two showers in the last 12 years,” officer Zlatan Avdic told the outlet. Rachael Giacomelli on Facebook Dec. 22 asked for "prayers for her family," spark…

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man'
North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' A beloved local North Jersey gas station owner died after a battle with COVID-19, those who knew him said. Anthony Balloutine, 42, of Totowa, died on Nov. 23 after several weeks of fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. "While quarantined with COVID-19 at home, his lungs were being attacked and his breathing was becoming more labored with every day that passed," the page's founder Kristin Karam wrote.  "He was then admitted to the hospital and about a week later he was in critical condition and needed to be put on a ventilator. Anthony had a trac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Jersey Man Hospitalized With COVID 5 Weeks After J&J Vaccine New Jersey Man Hospitalized With COVID 5 Weeks After J&J Vaccine
New Jersey Man Hospitalized With COVID 5 Weeks After J&J Vaccine A 52-year-old New Jersey man was in the hospital with COVID-10 just five weeks after being vaccinated, the New York Post reports. Francisco Cosme of Edison received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Javits Center on March 6. On April 1, he came down with a fever, chills and a cough, his daughter Michelle Torres told the NY Post. Cosme isolated himself for 10 days at a physician's instruction but was rushed to the hospital when he began having trouble breathing, the report says. He remained hospitalized April 11, with pneumonia. Meanwhile, Torres' family also teste…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergenfield Security Guard Returns To Work After Full Coronavirus Recovery Bergenfield Security Guard Returns To Work After Full Coronavirus Recovery
Bergenfield Security Guard Returns To Work After Full Coronavirus Recovery A Holy Name Medical Center security guard returned to work Thursday after a two-week coronavirus quarantine. Brendan McLaughlin, 28, of Bergenfield, came down with what felt like a cold or sinus infection on March 6. He was congested, had a headache and felt a little bit weak, he said. Things progressed the next day to a fever, chills and loss of appetite. "I just felt terrible," said McLaughlin, a U.S. Army reservist. "It started feeling more like the flu." He called out of work on March 10 and 11. On the 12th he went to the emergency room for testing. McLaughlin tested positive for pn…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle 'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle
'He Fought Until The Very Last Minute': Little Ferry Boy, 7, Dies After Lifelong Battle Not one minute passed where Little Ferry's Leart Dervishaj wasn't fighting The 7-year-old, born with Schimke Immuno Osseous Dysplasia -- a rare form of dwarfism -- died at Hackensack University Medical Center around 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. "He fought," said his mom, Rezarta Osmani, "he fought so hard every last minute." Last month, Osmani donated her kidney to Leart. But the organ needed to removed in less than 12 hours and the boy required more surgeries. He under went several more surgeries in the last three weeks, later developing pneumonia and multiple other infections. Desp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mahwah Dad Dies After Being Admitted To ER With Pneumonia Mahwah Dad Dies After Being Admitted To ER With Pneumonia
Mahwah Dad Dies After Being Admitted To ER With Pneumonia The community is rallying for the family of a Mahwah dad who died just after being admitted to the emergency room with pneumonia. More than $6,900 had been raised as of Tuesday evening on a GoFundMe for Edwin Reyes, who died on Aug. 8. He was 32 years old. Reyes is survived by his two daughters, Mia May, 3, and Elena Lynn, 1; along with his wife Christine Mapes, his obituary says. "Edwin passed suddenly, he was admitted to the ER with pneumonia and an enlarged heart, the campaign says. "A few hours later he was gone. "He was so much to so many people. An incredible life partner to Chris…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Newark Airport travelers may have been exposed to measles at the end of May, state health officials said. A traveler with the highly-contagious disease arrived at Terminal B from Tokyo, Japan on May 29 at 5 p.m., the state's health department said. The traveler later left for Quebec, Canada from Terminal A. Anyone in the airport between May 29 at 5 p.m., and May 30 at 3:30 p.m. may have been exposed to measles and, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as June 20. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will be notified by their local he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead
Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Reported In Union County, 5 Dead The state Department of Health Friday said five people who live in or have visited Union County have recently died of Legionnaires’ disease, a form of pneumonia that’s especially dangerous to the very young, the very old and those with compromised immune systems. A total of 22 people contracted the illness between March 8 and mid-May, state officials said. The state is working with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the outbreak. State officials have declined to name a town within Union County where the outbreak may have started while it works the federal…

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by Paul Milo
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Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead
Adenovirus: Maryland College Student Dead A freshman student at the University of Maryland died of the adenovirus, which recently killed 11 critically ill children at a longterm North Jersey pediatric facility. Olivia Paregol, 18 -- who suffered from Crohn's disease and had a weakened immune system -- developed a cough that later turned to pneumonia before she passed away Sunday at an area hospital, the New York Post reports. The teen's roommates suspect that it all began with mold. “You can’t sleep at night because the pillow is right next to mold and you’re up all night coughing,” Jessica Thompson told CBS News.  “We got t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Diddy's Ex, Formerly Of Alpine, Dies At 47 Diddy's Ex, Formerly Of Alpine, Dies At 47
Diddy's Ex, Formerly Of Alpine, Dies At 47 Kimberly Porter -- the ex-girlfriend of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who once bought her a mansion in Alpine – was found dead Thursday of what responders said appeared to be a heart attack in her Los Angeles-area home. The 47-year-old model and actress reportedly exhibited flu-like symptoms, and possibly suffered from pneumonia, for several weeks. The couple have three children together -- Christian, D’Lila Star and Jesse James Combs. They dated on and off for 13 years, finally calling it quits in 2007, but reportedly remained amicable, according to entertainment industry reports. Three yea…

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by Jerry DeMarco