Health Update

Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on the COVID-19 variants that have reached New Jersey, affecting two people so far.

Just like an addiction to drugs or alcohol, compulsive gambling can lead to a spike in pleasure chemicals in the brain called dopamine.

As COVID-19 cases continue to grow, one main side effect people experience is their loss of taste and smell. Here are some home remedies that people are trying.

When they say laughter is the best medicine, it is no joke. Laughter can actually improve our health. Here are four ways to get more humor into your life.

Some people fall asleep minutes after their head hits the pillow. However, for others, especially during these uncertain times, it is not always that easy.

Lawmakers look to expand access points to the COVID-19 vaccine. Skeptics worry about doses being wasted at individual offices as opposed to mega-sites.

Many minors in New Jersey likely viewed the start of the pandemic as an extended spring break, but weeks turned into months, and in early 2021, New Jersey remains knee-deep in the crisis.

A system has been set up in New Jersey to make sure you know what kind of vaccine you wind up getting and when you need to get your second dose.

Medical experts say COVID mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing are preventing other respiratory viruses, including influenza, from spreading

The addition of a CDC list of high-risk medical conditions ahead of educators "in line" for vaccinations in New Jersey does not sit well with some concerned for a safe return to classrooms.