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What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic? Bergen County Docs Explain What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic? Bergen County Docs Explain
What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic? Bergen County Docs Explain So, you've been on Ozempic or Wegovy for some time.  You're seeing the desired results, and you're ready to come off.  Will you regain the weight? Will prior risk factors return? If so, how quickly? According to Dr. Hans Schmidt, the director of the Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health for Hackensack Meridian Health, coming off Ozempic is much like coming off a crash diet. "Once you take away whatever medication is working so well, most people will gain the weight back," Schmidt said. "Often more than they’ve lost." Ozempic is a GLP1, a naturally occurring molecule relea…
Passenger Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash Passenger Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash
Passenger Killed, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash A 38-year-old passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured in an overnight crash on Route 80, authorities confirmed. Richard Bahamonte of Hillside was pronounced dead at the scene of the eastbound crash near the Teaneck/Ridgefield Park border west of Exit 68 just after 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, NJ State Police said. The driver, Julio Brito, 40, of Hasbrouck Heights, lost control of the Honda, which careened off the road, slammed into a concrete barrier and ended up on its roof, they said. State Police and medics from Holy Name Medical Center tried to resuscitate both occupants. B…
Dedicated Mom Clinging To Life After Horrific Crash Outside Work, Mahwah Councilwoman Says Dedicated Mom Clinging To Life After Horrific Crash Outside Work, Mahwah Councilwoman Says
Dedicated Mom Clinging To Life After Horrific Crash Outside Work, Mahwah Councilwoman Says 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A funeral Mass is scheduled this Friday for a Mahwah mom who died of injuries she suffered when she was struck by a pickup truck last week outside her job at the Federal Reserve in East Rutherford. Visitation for the family of Belina Lim Ang will be from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Gabriel the Archangel Roman Catholic Church on East Saddle River Road in Saddle River on Feb. 9. The Mass follows. In an exquisite tribute, Ang's husband Takis, and their children Daphne and George describe her as a "tiny bundle of happiness" with a "tenacity and strength of will matched only by her undeniable…
Pair Struck In Downtown Bergenfield, Bogota Man Seriously Injured By Teaneck Driver, Police Say Pair Struck In Downtown Bergenfield, Bogota Man Seriously Injured By Teaneck Driver, Police Say
Pair Struck In Downtown Bergenfield, Bogota Man Seriously Injured By Teaneck Driver, Police Say A couple was struck crossing Bergenfield's main drag by an SUV driven by a fellow out-of-towner, authorities said. The 42-year-old man from Bogota suffered serious injuries and his 43-year-old female companion from Oradell sustained less significant injuries when they were struck on South Washington Avenue between Palisade Avenue and East Main Street at 6:43 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, Bergenfield Police Detective Lt. Kyle C. Witty said. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the lieutenant said. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps and ALS from Holy Name Medical Center re…
Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge
Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge A building manager kept a trash bin fire in the basement of a Wood-Ridge apartment complex from spreading and borough responders took it from there, authorities said. Wood-Ridge Lt. Jeffrey Geisler and Officers Joseph Barbiera and Michael Donato evacuated the building at the Avalon at Westmount Station apartments shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. Although the building manager contained the blaze, smoke extended up the trash chute to other floors, said firefighters who ventilated the building. They were assisted at the scene by fellow firefighters from Car…
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements As COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to spread after the holidays, some healthcare systems are bringing back mask requirements. Inspira Health Network said as of Thursday, Jan. 4, it will mandate masks in its facilities "due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area." Inspira Health has hospitals, urgent care clinics, and other medical facilities across South Jersey. 🚨Effective Thursday, January 4, Inspira Health is implementing mandatory masking in our facilities due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area.🚨 Posted by In…
Pedestrian Struck By Motorcycle, Knocked Unconscious Outside Teaneck IHOP Pedestrian Struck By Motorcycle, Knocked Unconscious Outside Teaneck IHOP
Pedestrian Struck By Motorcycle, Knocked Unconscious Outside Teaneck IHOP A Teaneck pedestrian was knocked cold when he was struck by a motorcycle outside the iHop on Cedar Lane, authorities said. The 48-year-old victim was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps following the 5 p.m. crash on Tuesday, Dec. 26, Police Capt. Chris Kurschner said. His injuries weren't considered life-threatening, the captain said. The ambulance corps also took the 32-year-old motorcycle operator from North Bergen up the street to Holy Name Medical Center, Kurschner said. His injuries were minor, the captain said. ANYONE who might ha…
See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America
See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America Several hospitals across North Jersey were graded for safety by a hospital safety watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group released the Fall 2023 hospital grades on Tuesday, Dec. 5. An expert panel of doctors selects 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers nationwide. Click here for more on the methodology. Here's how hospitals in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union, and Essex counties were graded for safety by the Leapfrog Group this year: A: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Hackensac…
Girl, 2, Drowns In Bathtub In Bergenfield Girl, 2, Drowns In Bathtub In Bergenfield
Girl, 2, Drowns In Bathtub In Bergenfield An unresponsive 2-year-old child died at Holy Name Medical Center after being brought there from a home in Bergenfield early Sunday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. The little girl drowned in a bathtub, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The child lived on Brook Street with her mother, stepfather and his parents, another source said. Musella didn't address the cause of death in a quick release shortly before 9 p.m. Nov. 5. "At approximately 5:20 p.m., the Bergenfield Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive …
Bergen Sheriff's Officer Helping Motorist On Route 4 Nearly Struck By OD'ing Driver Bergen Sheriff's Officer Helping Motorist On Route 4 Nearly Struck By OD'ing Driver
Bergen Sheriff's Officer Helping Motorist On Route 4 Nearly Struck By OD'ing Driver A Bergen County sheriff's officer escaped severe injury or worse when an overdosing driver sideswiped her cruiser as she helped another motorist who'd broken down on Route 4, authorities said. Christopher A. Hanna, a 42-year-old Parlin resident with an extensive criminal record, was headed west on the highway in a 2008 Infiniti G35 when the crash occurred near Madison Avenue in Teaneck shortly before 3 p.m. Sept. 20, local police records show. The sheriff's officer told Teaneck police she was out of her 2021 Ford Explorer with its lights on when she spotted the Infiniti swerving in and out …
UPDATE: Accused Getaway Driver Joins NYC Pair Jailed In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Robbery UPDATE: Accused Getaway Driver Joins NYC Pair Jailed In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Robbery
Update: Accused Getaway Driver Joins NYC Pair Jailed In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Robbery UPDATE: A 19-year-old Honduran national was the wheelman for a duo who pistol-whipped a Bergenfield gas station attendant during a robbery earlier this year, authorities said. And that’s not all for Bronx resident Cesar Herrera Valerio. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a detainer a short time after Valerio was booked into the Bergen County Jail, records show. ICE places detainers on immigrants believed to be illegally living in the United States. Federal judges in Newark then hold hearings to determine whether – and, if so, when -- they'll be deported. For now, Valerio joins…
Bergen Detectives Nab NYC Pair In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Holdup With Assists From Feds Bergen Detectives Nab NYC Pair In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Holdup With Assists From Feds
Bergen Detectives Nab NYC Pair In Violent Bergenfield Gas Station Holdup With Assists From Feds One of two Bronx men charged with pistol-whipping a Bergenfield gas station attendant during a robbery earlier this year was captured by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives and federal agents as he arrived at Newark Airport on a flight from Honduras. Nixon Francisco-Colon, 34, was seized with help from U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents last Sunday, July 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He has remained held in the Bergen County Jail ever since, records show. Charged with Francisco-Colon is Melvin R. Inoa, 25, who was arrested at his apartment on Clay Street and rem…
Restraining Order Violator Caught Burglarizing Teaneck Home, Officers Elbowed, Headbutted: PD Restraining Order Violator Caught Burglarizing Teaneck Home, Officers Elbowed, Headbutted: PD
Restraining Order Violator Caught Burglarizing Teaneck Home, Officers Elbowed, Headbutted: PD A repeat offender caught red-handed inside a home he was burglarizing elbowed one Teaneck police officer in the face and headbutted another after he was arrested, authorities said. The burglary victim notified police after seeing Adrian K. Williams in the Alicia Avenue home around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. A court order prohibited Williams from being there, records show. In fact, a criminal history over the past couple of years has mostly involved violating such orders in Teaneck. Responding officers found William near the front door, McGurr said.&…
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police A 30-year-old Bogota man was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was the victim of a drive-by, authorities said. Officers called to the 100 block of West Fort Lee Road at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, found Frederick Bambo Jr., formerly of Paterson, with a gunshot wound in his upper left thigh, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They rendered aid until a Little Ferry EMS rig and paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center arrived. Bambo -- who claimed that a silver vehicle fled the scene after the shooting -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Cole said…
Ex-Con Seized After Breaking Into Teaneck Woman's Apartment, Firing Gun: Chief Ex-Con Seized After Breaking Into Teaneck Woman's Apartment, Firing Gun: Chief
Ex-Con Seized After Breaking Into Teaneck Woman's Apartment, Firing Gun: Chief A wanted ex-con broke into the home of a Teaneck woman -- violating a restraining order in the process - then defaced the serial number on her legally registered gun and fired a shot that lodged in a wall, authorities said. Antonio Crespo, 51, of Brooklyn, then called police, met them outside and said he needed to go to a hospital because medication had been stolen from him, Teaneck Police Andrew R. McGurr said. Officers who'd responded to the Alma Terrace apartment on Wednesday, June 21, quickly sorted out the situation after getting a call from the victim on the way to the hospital, the c…
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD A cellphone stolen during a burglary spree led Ridgefield Park police to a South Hackensack motel and the arrest of a suspect tied to several area break-ins. Village police headed to the Congress Inn in South Hackensack after one of the victims told them that his iPad had pinged there, Sgt. Justin Tress said. Suer enough, they found Shamiar L. Clyburn, 33, of Paterson, on nearby Phillips Avenue off Route 46. Clyburn was the man seen on surveillance video burglarizing multiple vehicles shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10, the sergeant said. He resisted arrest but was subdued with help fro…
E-Bike Rider, 62, Struck By SUV, Teaneck Police Chief Urges Caution E-Bike Rider, 62, Struck By SUV, Teaneck Police Chief Urges Caution
E-Bike Rider, 62, Struck By SUV, Teaneck Police Chief Urges Caution A 62-year-old electric bicycle rider from Teaneck suffered what appeared to be broken bones when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 69-year-old township woman, authorities said. Police Chief Andrew McGurr pointed to the crash at the intersection of Palisade Avenue and Colonial Court shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, while urging both motorists and riders of alternative vehicles to be wary of one another. The Philodo H8 motorized bicycle rider was conscious and alert when he was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. He'd been headed north on Palisade Avenue w…
ROUTE 17 ROLLOVER: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed ROUTE 17 ROLLOVER: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed
Route 17 Rollover: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed UPDATE: A 21-year-old driver who rolled his Charger on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights was hospitalized and given a summons, authorities said. Northbound Route 17 was closed from Moonachie Avenue for about two hours after the Dodge and a BMW M34 collided just south of Franklin Avenue at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, May 18, Police Lt. John Behr said. The Charger driver -- who lives in Mays Landing -- got out under his own steam and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that the lieutenant said weren't considered life-threatening. He received a summons for reckless driving, B…
UPDATE: Fall Off Teaneck Home Leaves Roofer From Rockland, 18, Clinging To Life UPDATE: Fall Off Teaneck Home Leaves Roofer From Rockland, 18, Clinging To Life
Update: Fall Off Teaneck Home Leaves Roofer From Rockland, 18, Clinging To Life An 18-year-old roofer from Rockland remained in critical condition Tuesday after falling off a Teaneck home the night before. Responding Teaneck police officers found the victim unresponsive but breathing outside the Maple Street home behind Angelo’s Pizza on Queen Anne Road at 6:45 p.m. Monday, May 15, Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. The Spring Valley teen – whom responders identified as John Roldan -- had been doing roofing repair work with a contracting crew, McGurr said. He sustained severe head trauma and other injuries, the chief said. Members of the Teaneck Fire Department, the …
UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights
Update: Firefighter Injured In Vacant Garden Apartment Blaze In Hasbrouck Heights Two firefighters were injured when part of a ceiling collapsed during a fire that destroyed a vacant garden apartment Thursday morning in Hasbrouck Heights, responders said. The injuries didn't appear life-threatening, they said, after the Skyline Apartments blaze at 20 Terrace Avenue was doused shortly before 10:30 a.m. May 11. Firefighters found the bedroom and bathroom fully involved barely a half-hour earlier. Investigators were summoned to the scene given the circumstances -- however, the cause was determined to be accidental. The mutual aid responders reported to Daily Voice as of t…
Lodi Man Who Fled Auto Assault Nabbed After Going To Look For Victim In ER: Teaneck PD Lodi Man Who Fled Auto Assault Nabbed After Going To Look For Victim In ER: Teaneck PD
Lodi Man Who Fled Auto Assault Nabbed After Going To Look For Victim In ER: Teaneck PD A Lodi man deliberately hit a Teaneck woman with his car, fled the scene, then was arrested when he went to the hospital to look for her, authorities said. Manuel Augusto, 30, of Lodi, deliberately reversed his car into the victim, knocking her down, as she stood in her driveway following an argument shortly after 1:30 a.m. last Friday, May 5, Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said. Then he drove off, the chief said. The Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to nearby Holy Name Medical Center with pain in her arms, back and chest and shortness of breath, the chief said. She was st…
Worker's Leg Broken By Fallen Beam At Site Of Future Teaneck Senior Housing Complex Worker's Leg Broken By Fallen Beam At Site Of Future Teaneck Senior Housing Complex
Worker's Leg Broken By Fallen Beam At Site Of Future Teaneck Senior Housing Complex A worker suffered a compound leg fracture during a mishap on the site of a developing senior housing community in Teaneck, authorities said. The 23-year-old worker was walking between two metal I beams at ground level when one of them tipped onto his leg shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. Fellow workers at the site pitched in to lift the beam off their injured colleague’s leg, the chief said. Members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps then took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, McGurr said. Police, firefighters and an ALS unit fro…
Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota
Front Loader Tips, Lands On Driver In Bogota A construction worker escaped serious injury when a front loader tipped and landed on top of him in Bogota. The worker was clearing property on the former site of the Bogota Golf Center on Cross Street when the machine fell down an embankment shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Police, firefighters and members of the Bogota Rescue Squad responded along with BLS and ALS units from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, the sergeant said. The victim, who'd climbed out, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor leg and arm injuries, Cole said.
WILD CHASE: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit WILD CHASE: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit
Wild Chase: 3 Caught When Overnight Little Ferry Crash Ends Secaucus Police Pursuit Three teens were hospitalized in custody following a stolen vehicle pursuit from Secaucus that ended in an overnight crash in Little Ferry. Police were chasing a 2014 Dodge Durango reported stolen out of Weehawken when it veered off the road and slammed into an evergreen in the front yard of a home where Moonachie Road bends into Liberty Street. The impact left the tree bent at a precarious angle. Two juveniles were quickly seized after the crash around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3. Little Ferry Police K9 Timmy and Lt. John Andronaco found the third hiding behind a shed on nearby Verlock …
Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence
Bogota Man Jailed For Domestic Violence A Bogota man was jailed for domestic violence, authorities said. Joshua G. Mejia, 31, was arrested after the victim had to be treated at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck early Friday, April 28, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Mejia remained held in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He's charged with aggravated assault by strangulation, false imprisonment, criminal restraint, making terroristic threats and simple assault.
Ex-Con Kidnapper Gets 43 Years, No Parole, For Rape, Arson, Assault Rampage Through NJ, NY, PA Ex-Con Kidnapper Gets 43 Years, No Parole, For Rape, Arson, Assault Rampage Through NJ, NY, PA
Ex-Con Kidnapper Gets 43 Years, No Parole, For Rape, Arson, Assault Rampage Through NJ, NY, PA UPDATE: An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, then torched a used car dealership in Paterson and rammed a stolen SUV into police cars at both ends of the George Washington Bridge was sentenced to 43 years in federal prison. Luis Figueroa, 42, first took a plea deal from the government that called for him to serve 26 years in a federal penitentiary. Then he abruptly withdrew his plea, took his chances with a trial – and lost. Federal jurors in Newark convicted Figueroa in May 2022 of kidnapping, criminal sexual abuse, illegal gun possession and assaulting…
HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes HEROES: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes
Heroes: Firefighters Keep Large Bergen Brush Blaze From Reaching Homes A firefighter was treated for chest pains during a large brush fire that spread perilously close to homes near the Teaneck section of Overpeck Park. "It's raining ashes," resident Kelly Bacon Fousse said after the fire ignited in the area south of Degraw Avenue between Route 95 and Teaneck Road around 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. Dry, windy conditions spread the five-alarmer, which brought more than a dozen other area departments to Teaneck to assist, Township Manager Dean Kazinci told Daily Voice. One firefighter was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, he said. Although what was …
Hollywood's Weight Loss Ozempic Craze Explained By NJ Docs Hollywood's Weight Loss Ozempic Craze Explained By NJ Docs
Hollywood's Weight Loss Ozempic Craze Explained By NJ Docs A brand-name drug intended for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes has become something of a magic medication for celebrities looking to slim down for summer. While the effects of Ozempic (Semaglutide) are nothing new to doctors like Colette Knight, Chair of Hackensack University Medical Center’s Diabetes Institute, the injectable drug seems to only recently have caught on in Hollywood. Doctor Colette Knight, Chair of Hackensack University Medical Center’s Diabetes Institute, and David Shaker (DO), who specializes in internal medicine at Holy Name Medical Center.Provided "We’ve kn…
Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta
Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta A 22-year-old driver from Hasbrouck Heights was ejected from his sedan in a nighttime rollover crash near the Fiesta on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge, authorities said. The victim was taking the Moonachie Avenue exit ramp off the southbound highway when his 1996 BMW sedan hit the curb, struck a 2022 Ford sedan and rolled at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. An ambulance from Holy Name Medical Center took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his leg and wrist that weren't considered life-threatening, Biamonte said. There was minor dama…
BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS) BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/PHOTOS)
BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/Photos) UPDATE: A driver from Little Ferry was extricated and then arrested on DWI charges after his Tesla took down a street sign, rammed a fence and then slammed into a New Milford home three doors down. The Model Y SUV ended up halfway into the basement of the River Road home just off Bergen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Hackensack firefighters helped their New Milford colleagues free the driver following Sunday's crash on River Road.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE "I had no idea what happened when I heard such a loud bang, like an explosio…
Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say
Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say A custodian from Dumont who led police on a brief pursuit before crashing outside a church in Bergenfield was carrying $10,800 in cash, authorities said. Boubacar Diallo, 28, tried to run but was chased down by a borough officer and taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, March 14, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said. A detective had gone to a Walsh Drive home on an investigation moments earlier and attempted to speak with Diallo, who was behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee with an out-of-state license plate that was running in the resident’s driveway, Joyce said. Diallo threw the Jeep int…