Holy Name Medical Center In The News

COVID-19: Uptick In Nursing Applicants For New Jersey School

NJ News Network ~ 9/15/2020

TEANECK, N.J. - The stories from the beginning of the pandemic will stay with us forever...the shortage of hospital beds, the shortage of PPE for nurses and doctors, the frontline workers who didn't see their families for months at a time for safety and health reasons.

NJ study giving COVID-19 patients their household contacts hope with a crucial new treatment option.

NJ.com ~ 9/14/2020

“It’s really the only thing out there right now that has the potential to prevent infection — because some of the other things that we had hoped for and a lot of the off-the-shelf medications have not really panned out,” Thomas Birch, MD said.

FOX 5 Health Watch - Is a COVID-19 Second Wave Happening Overseas?

FOX 5 NY ~ 9/9/2020

September 8, 2020 - FOX 5 Health News: There's an uptick in COVID-19 cases overseas in parts of Europe and other countries. Dr. Suraj Saggar says an increase in numbers isn't surprising.

Flu shots are more crucial than ever to prevent a COVID and flu 'twindemic' in NJ, doctors say

NorthJersey.com ~ 9/9/2020

The looming possibility of a “twindemic” of the seasonal flu overlapping with a second wave of the coronavirus has galvanized New Jersey’s doctors and public health officials to push harder this year to boost the number of people getting flu shots.

'They're wanting to help': COVID-19 pandemic drives students to NJ nursing schools

NorthJersey.com ~ 9/8/2020

Over the past week, three different people approached Michele Acito with the same question: How can they become nurses?

With COVID deaths rising, America keeps spinning a roulette wheel to reopen the economy | Mike Kelly

NorthJersey.com ~ 9/4/2020

I went to the dentist recently. My teeth were cleaned just fine. But I also came mask-to-mask with a reality check on what the coronavirus has done to us.

GOTTHEIMER OUTLINES FALL COVID-19 CHALLENGES AND SAFETY STEPS TO HELP PROTECT NORTH JERSEY FROM SECOND WAVE — WITH HOSPITAL OFFICIALS, FIRST RESPONDERS, LOCAL LEADERS

Josh Gottheimer ~ 9/3/2020

Today, September 3, 2020, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) outlined challenges and critical steps we must take to help prevent and be prepared for a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases in the Fifth District this fall.

FDA Says They May Fast Track COVID-19 Vaccine Before End of Safety Trials

FOX 5 NY ~ 9/2/2020

Would you take a COVID-19 vaccine before safety trials are completed? The FDA says they may fast track promising vaccines to make them available to the public. Medications have been authorized in this way by EUA, Emergency Use Authorization. Our chief of infectious diseases Dr. Saggar weighs in on this new development, plus why he thinks the antivax movement could negatively impact progress

Not all heroes wear capes: The 2020 NJBIZ Health Care Heroes finalists

NJBIZ ~ 9/2/2020

This year has presented unique challenges to us all, but in the midst of a public health pandemic it’s hard not to focus on those working on the “front lines” of that fight, bringing an added sense of gravitas and appreciation to the 2020 NJBIZ Health Care Heroes Awards.

Fox 5 Health News: Can you catch COVID-19 twice?

FOX 5 NY ~ 8/28/2020

Can you catch COVID-19 twice in a short amount of time? Researchers in Hong Kong say they have identified someone who was infected twice within 5 months. The patient was found to have different genetic markers each time, proving this case was not a lingering illness but two separate incidents of infection. Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of infectious disease, says this is not a surprise and to not be alarmed.

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