Health Update

New Jersey has been one of the hardest-hit states in the country but also one of the best at controlling the spread and growth of the coronavirus.

Summer in New Jersey can be hot enough. In the face of a global pandemic, residents are being urged to wear masks and face coverings in order to stem the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

New Jersey medical professionals say they are already noticing more cases of mishaps involving fireworks than usual, even before the July 4th holiday weekend.

The state Department of Health on Tuesday issued guidelines that will allow hospital visits to resume.

Since shaking hands can be an easy way for germs to spread, what will be the “new” handshake?

The state Department of Health has doubled the number of states where people visiting or returning from will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.

As NJ continues to reopen, the state will join neighboring NY and CT in mandating quarantine for people traveling from states with much higher rates of coronavirus infections.

There could be a spike in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases as child care centers and summer camps reopens, according to the medical director of CHOP.

COVID-19 is a disease that attacks multiple systems in the body, according to the research team at Atlantic Health System, which currently has nine clinical trials open.

The worst of the coronavirus, or at least its first wave, appears to over in New Jersey. But the psychological impacts, both for essential workers and the public at large, will reverberate.