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Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus Event Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus Event
Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus Event United State Vice President Kamala Harris visited New Jersey on Wednesday, March 15 as part of a fundraising event organized by the Democratic National Committee. The event was held at a private home on Howland Avenue in Paramus, where the VP touched on the country's mental health crisis, cleaning up lead pollution, and technology. A copy of her speech was published by the White House. Harris began by thanking those in attendance, mostly doctors and healthcare providers, for their role in bettering the condition of human life. Noting external factors that have taken a toll on the coll…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Telemedicine Can Help Keep Baby’s Milestones On Target Telemedicine Can Help Keep Baby’s Milestones On Target
Telemedicine Can Help Keep Baby’s Milestones On Target The move to telemedicine has accelerated in our new normal, even in traditionally hands-on realms like rehabilitative services. Social distancing doesn’t have to stymie patient progress. At Holy Name’s Center for Physical Rehabilitation, we’re providing our robust rehabilitation programs using our telemedicine platform. We’re working together to help educate parents and help them be the best possible coaches and advocates for their kids. Critical Milestones from Birth to 18 months We provide pediatric rehabilitative services from birth through adolescence, but in this article, we would lik…

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We Are Clean, Safe, And Ready To Welcome You Back We Are Clean, Safe, And Ready To Welcome You Back
We Are Clean, Safe, And Ready To Welcome You Back For several months, during this COVID-19 pandemic, our community has responsibly isolated at home and practiced social distancing while in public. At Holy Name Medical Center, our dedicated frontline staff worked around the clock to evaluate and treat thousands of patients who came to us for COVID-19 testing and treatment. We retrofitted our medical center to safely care for patients, established best practices for positive outcomes, and introduced new clinical trials to advance promising new therapies. Even during the height of the pandemic’s effect on Bergen County and our medical cente…

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NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says
NY, NJ, CT Among Country’s Worst Health Infrastructures For Coronavirus, Survey Says New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were among the least prepared states in the U.S. for the coronavirus pandemic, a recent survey found. Although a good part of the county was caught unprepared for COVID-19's magnitude – running out of both hospital space and supplies for doctors and nurses – some states’ healthcare systems “were better equipped to deal with the onslaught of the virus than others,” a Wallethub study found. Connecticut ranked No. 50 – the worst -- in overall public health preparedness for the pandemic. New York finished 50th in lowest total public health emergency prepare…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing
Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers Covid-19 Testing Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers COVID-19 Testing
Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers Covid-19 Testing Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud
Husband-Wife Owners Of Bayonne Telemedicine Company Indicted In $56M Medicare Fraud A husband and wife who own two telemedicine companies with a location in Bayonne were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for defrauding Medicare in a $56 million bribe and kickback scheme involving orthotic braces, authorities said. Reinaldo Wilson, 51, and Jean Wilson, 49, of Richmond Hill, Ga., are accused of using their companies to solicit kickbacks and bribes from patient recruiters, pharmacies and brace supplies – then hiring providers to order medically unnecessary braces for Medicare recipients, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Both were arrested Wednesday morning and la…

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by Jerry DeMarco