Health & Fitness
Health Matters 9/2: Returning to School Can Be Harder Than Ever for Students with Anxiety
By Madhurani Khare, M.D.
For children who experience school-related anxiety, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a double-edged sword.
Many have enjoyed remote learning and not having...
Back To School backpack safety
By Dr. Leonard J. Somarriba, DPT
Co-CEO
ProFysio Physical Therapy
This time of year our doctors of physical therapy spend a lot of time educating parents about...
American Heart Association Virtual Shoreline Heart Walk will raise funds for cardiovascular research
RWJBarnabas Health will partner with the American Heart Association again this year to raise awareness and funds for lifesaving cardiovascular research.
Bill Arnold, MHA, president...
The danger of obesity and coronavirus
By Ken Freedman, DC
Researchers know that obesity is bad for your health. Obesity is associated with increased risks of cancers of the esophagus, breast (postmenopausal),...
Fall allergies are upon us; take steps to ease symptoms
By Philip Pasternak, M.D.
They’re back. … With rising counts of mold spores and ragweed pollen, so ushers in the sneezing, coughing and sinus congestion...
Health Matters 8/28: Managing Epilepsy and Preventing Seizures
By Rajesh C. Sachdeo, M.D.
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, more than three million Americans have been diagnosed with epilepsy and 150,000 cases occur each...
