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Former Bergen County Dad Fights For Better Life Quality For Disabled Son Former Bergen County Dad Fights For Better Life Quality For Disabled Son
Former Bergen County Dad Fights For Better Life Quality For Disabled Son Two steps forward, one step back. Lately, that's how progress looks for 17-year-old Jason Leider, a former Elmwood Park resident who lives with Hunter Syndrome, like his 15-year-old brother, Justin. The genetic and degenerative disease comes with a life expectancy of between 15 and 20 years, according to the boys' father, Jeff Leider. The disease impacts the entire body, most notably, making it impossible to break down waste. Leider — who recently moved to Florida from Elmwood Park with his wife, Deanna, Jason, Justin, and their daughter — credits two enzyme-replacement medications for the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father
Twin NJ Docs Fight Cancer In Honor Of Late Father The Danish twins are New Jersey doctors making it their life mission to get rid of cancer in honor of their late father. Dr. Adnan Danish is an attending physician at Hackensack Meridian's cancer center and chief of radiation oncology at St. Joseph's Health and Dr. Shabbar Danish operates on brain tumors as chair of neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City. The Danish brothers are said they were inspired by their father, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 49. At the same time their father received his leukemia diagnosis, Adnan was…

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by Sam Barron
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COVOID-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested COVOID-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested
Covoid-19: When To See Doc, Visit ER, Get Tested Hackensack Meridian is sharing tips on when and how to connect with health care providers during the spread of COVOID-19 across New Jersey. Most cases (80 percent) are mild and do not require hospital treatment, according to the CDC. Scroll for more from Hackensack Meridian. When to call a doctor or access an online health care provider: If you are experiencing fever, cough or mild respiratory illness and you have NO shortness of breath or breathing difficulty Patients should stay home, follow doctor’s orders to treat symptoms Click here for HMH's telemedicine ConvenientCare Now.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine