Health Update

Andrea Tietjen, the director of transplant finance, equality and data at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, said the donor’s costs normally are borne by the recipient and his or her medical insurance.

New Jersey experienced a 17% tobacco use decline over 10 years while experiencing a 35% increase in vaping, according to the insurance shopping website Quote Wizard.

New Jersey continues to wrestle with the issue of personal rights versus public health requirements when it comes to daycare and classrooms.

The second child to die from complications was identified by the department only as a "young child from southern New Jersey" who died at the end of December.

A new report says people in New Jersey live longer than people in most other states.

Bill is set for Monday approval, despite protests from vape shop owners who say it will force them out of business and send former smokers back to cigarettes.

One in 38 students — or a total of about 14,000 — have a religious exemption from vaccinations. That number has grown in five years from just under 9,000.

Although the goal is to get our nutrients from our food, our quick-paced lifestyles and on-the-go eating can make it challenging to get all the vitamins and nutrients we need.

Gov. Murphy says opioid overdose deaths and the number of opioid prescriptions were down last year thanks to a multi-pronged prevention approach.

Yay, New Jersey!