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Essex NJ
Neighbors
Support Swells For Montclair Native Battling Cancer
Zoe Rosenberg recently celebrated her 23rd birthday — battling the fight of her life. A Montclair native, Rosenberg was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2022, according to a GoFundMe launched for her care. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, and the disease went into remission for nine months, allowing her to continue her studies at Northeastern. The cancer has since returned, though, and the fundraiser was launched in an effort to assist her family, who have relocated to Boston to assist her with her care. My friend Lisa Williamson Rosenberg is facing a new medical c…
Chester
News
Downington Gymnastics Coach Battles Brain Cancer
Philadelphia area neighbors are stepping up to help a local gymnastics teacher battling a brain cancer diagnosis. Tara Metzler-Armento, 43, has coached at Metzler's Gymnastics in Downingtown for more than two decades, loved ones say. Together with her husband Mike, who owns CrossFit Rock Solid, the family is well-known in Downingtown fitness circles, according to those close to the family. But health and well-being took an even more central role in the family's life when Tara was diagnosed with a brain tumor on May 4, said organizer Lauren Delaney on GoFundMe. Since …
Camden
Lifestyle
‘Cameron’s Cure:’ South Jersey Rallies For 3-Year-Old Battling Aggressive Leukemia
South Jersey is showing its unwavering support to a 3-year-old boy as he battles an aggressive form of leukemia. Cameron Bruder was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in October 2022, according to a GoFundMe launched by his aunt, Jaclyn Brown. “The specific gene mutation he has created a very aggressive, difficult-to-treat cancer,” Brown writes. Despite undergoing about seven months of treatment, including clinical trials and T-cell therapy, “sadly, nothing has yielded any hopeful results,” writes Brown. The brave Cherry Hill boy then began hospice care, prompting the fundraiser’s lau…
Atlantic
Lifestyle
Support Rises For South Jersey Pharmacist Having Consistent Seizures Since 3rd Cancer Operation
Support is on the rise for a South Jersey pharmacist who’s been battling brain cancer since 2014, recently undergoing his third surgery and enduring seizures almost constantly. John Marcheski, of Sewell, had his first operation following his initial diagnosis in 2014, according to a GoFundMe describing him as a “friend, co-worker, son, brother, father, grandfather and husband to Katie Marcheski.” “If you know him you know he is an intelligent pharmacist with a wonderful sense of humor,” reads the campaign, launched out of Egg Harbor Township in early May. After his first surgery, Marches…
Delaware
News
UPenn Scientists Develop 'Promising' New Flu Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are seeing "promising results" in the early testing phases of an experimental mRNA-based influenza vaccine. In a statement on Friday, Nov. 25, Penn Medicine scientists said initial models suggest the new vaccine "provided broad protection" against "otherwise lethal" strains of the flu. The experimental jab is powered by the same mRNA technology used in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines, researchers added. “The idea here is to have a vaccine that will give people a baseline level of immune memory to diverse flu st…
Union
News
Support Surges For 6-Year-Old NJ Girl Battling Brain Cancer
Support is surging for a six-year-old New Jersey girl as she bravely battles brain cancer. Camy Dudek, of Union, was diagnosed with a partially malignant brain tumor on Friday, Aug.12, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical expenses. After learning about this complication, her family says she may not qualify for clinical trials that would assist them financially. The young twin is "spunky, sweet, and a warrior," reads the fundraiser, launched by Kim Vitale. "Camy will need further treatment, which will require her parents to be away from her three other siblings,"…
White Plains
News
Covid-
19: Pfizer Asks FDA For Emergency Use Authorization Of Vaccine For Children Under 5
New York-based Pfizer and its European partner BioNTech has requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expand the use of its COVID-19 vaccine to include children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old, officials announced. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, citing a host of clinical trials, the pharmaceutical company announced it is seeking emergency use authorization (EUA) to admit the vaccine to a wider range of children. Currently, the vaccine is only approved for children 5 years old and older. Pfizer said that it plans to complete its EUA submission “in the coming days,” and has alre…
White Plains
News
Covid-
19: Booster Shot Significantly Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron, Moderna Says
A Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shot significantly raises the level of antibodies against the new Omicron variant, the company announced on Monday morning, Dec. 20. The currently authorized 50-microgram booster neutralized antibody levels against Omicron approximately 37-fold compared to pre-boost levels and a 100-micrograms dose increased neutralizing antibody levels approximately 83-fold compared to pre-boost levels, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said in a statement. The results are based on laboratory testing. “The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the O…
Pleasantville
News
Covid-
19: Drugmaker To Seek Emergency Approval For Pill To Treat Virus
A new pharmaceutical company is throwing its hat in the ring as the country continues its fight against COVID-19. Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced on Friday, Oct. 1 that it is planning to apply for federal emergency approval of a pill that can reportedly help prevent hospitalizations and deaths in COVID-19 patients. According to the company, trials have found that the pill - dubbed molnupiravir - could potentially reduce the risk of hospitalization or death in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 by approximately 50 percent. The results of the late-stage trial have bee…
Clarkstown
Lifestyle
Top Westchester Breast Surgeons Utilizing World-Class Breast Cancer Treatments
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can raise many questions and concerns. However, patients in Westchester County can find comfort in knowing the best treatment is available to them, close to home. Your Westchester-based physicians at Northwell Health in Westchester are not only some of the most qualified breast cancer surgeons in the Northeast—they’re also known for proactively implementing a number of advanced and innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes and quality of life for those battling breast cancer. Like with most cancers, detecting breast cancer early is critical to tre…
Briarcliff
Lifestyle
Top Westchester Breast Surgeons Utilizing World-Class Breast Cancer Treatments
Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can raise many questions and concerns. However, patients in Westchester County can find comfort in knowing the best treatment is available to them, close to home. Your Westchester-based physicians at Northwell Health in Westchester are not only some of the most qualified breast cancer surgeons in the Northeast—they’re also known for proactively implementing a number of advanced and innovative treatments to improve patient outcomes and quality of life for those battling breast cancer. Like with most cancers, detecting breast cancer early is critical to tre…
Nassau
News
Covid-
19: CDC Advisory Panel Endorses Use Of Pfizer Vaccine In Children 12 And Up
A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to move forward with the approval process for the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine among children between the ages of 12 and 15. By a 14-0 vote on Wednesday afternoon, May 12, the CDC panel recommended the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children 12 and up, with the decision now moving forward to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky for final approval. Once approved by Walensky, which is expected to happen quickly, it will be at states’ discretion about whether or not to move forward vaccinating children. …
Cortlandt
News
Covid-
19: NY Woman Tests Positive One Month After Getting Second Vaccine Dose
A New York woman who was fully vaccinated for COVID-19 tested positive a month after receiving her second dose. Melanie Rosen, who lives in Valley Stream on Long Island, received her second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Queens on Saturday, Feb. 20, but it wasn’t enough to keep her from contracting the virus for a second time last month. According to multiple reports, including PIX 11, Rosen was so confident in the vaccine that she willingly went to visit with a group of friends without wearing a mask, although they were not vaccinated. While it hasn’t been confirmed that she cau…
Stamford
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Little Brown Pill Could Be Difference Maker In Fight Against Virus
Scientists may have cracked the code to help in the fight against COVID-19 and potential future pandemics. Though still in clinical trials, the “little brown pill” molnupiravir may give doctors and researchers a new tool and treatment as the country continues combating the latest wave of COVID-19 cases. Merck (also known as MSD), and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, LP announced earlier this month that they ran a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the pill to eliminate the strain that causes COVID-19. According to the prelimin…
Clarkstown
Lifestyle
What’s In The
Covid-
19 Vaccine?
The COVID vaccines being rolled out do not use inactive virus to build immunity, rather messenger RNA (mRNA) technology as a novel way of preventing illness Sandra Lindsay’s bravery and wisdom spoke volumes when she became the first person in the US to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Healing is coming,” she said directly after getting the shot, iconic yet profound words that will ultimately propel the country—and world—through the final stages of the pandemic. It’s even more historic considering how the COVID vaccine works. The vaccines currently being rolled out from Pfizer Inc. and Mo…
Briarcliff
Lifestyle
What’s In The
Covid-
19 Vaccine?
The COVID vaccines being rolled out do not use inactive virus to build immunity, rather messenger RNA (mRNA) technology as a novel way of preventing illness Sandra Lindsay’s bravery and wisdom spoke volumes when she became the first person in the US to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “Healing is coming,” she said directly after getting the shot, iconic yet profound words that will ultimately propel the country—and world—through the final stages of the pandemic. It’s even more historic considering how the COVID vaccine works. The vaccines currently being rolled out from Pfizer Inc. and Mo…
Ulster Sullivan
News
Covid-
19: Johns Hopkins Seeks Local Volunteers For Treatment Of Virus
Johns Hopkins University is looking for volunteers who are currently infected with COVID-19 to help test a new treatment that uses antibodies individuals who have already recovered from the illness. Participants will be compensated, according to the University, and trials will be conducted at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Eligible candidates for the study include those who tested positive for the virus no more than five days ago or those who have no symptoms despite coming into contact with someone who tested positive within three days. Researchers hope to det…
Litchfield
News
Covid-
19: Scientists Have High Hopes For Potential Breakthrough Virus Blocker
A team of scientists has high hopes for a potential breakthrough blocker for the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). It has discovered that strains of medical cannabis may help prevent contracting COVID infections. At least a dozen cannabis plants of the hundreds tested were high in CBD that appeared to affect the ACE2 pathways that the virus uses to access the body, the researchers from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada discovered. The findings won't lead to a vaccine, but rather other delivery methods that could make people more resistant to COVID-19, says the…
Putnam
Lifestyle
Your Safety And Care Come First At Northern Westchester Hospital
Don’t let any talk about hospitals not being able to accommodate non-COVID-19 patients scare you away. When you need care, Northern Westchester Hospital is there for you—pandemic or no. This message was stressed recently in a live webinar and Q&A session hosted by Derek Anderson, Executive Director of Northern Westchester Hospital with guests Dr. Michael Rosenberg, VP, Physician, Surgical Services & Associate Medical Director, and Dr. Navid Mootabar, Chief of OB/GYN. “We’re still here for you even while we’re focused on COVID-19,” emphasized Dr. Rosenberg. “We have maintained the ca…
Hackensack
News
Humc
Doctor Is 1000th Coronavirus Patient To Be Discharged From Hospital
A Hackensack University Medical Center physician was the 1000th coronavirus patient to be discharged from the hospital. Karan Omidvari, 58 -- a husband and father of two from New York City -- was released in an emotional clap-out Tuesday. Omidvari -- an HUMC critical care intensivist -- came to the hospital's emergency room April 7 with shortness of breath, fever and fatigue. He was admitted to the hospital and tested positive for coronavirus. During his hospital stay, Omidvari was intubated twice and received convalescent plasma therapy, along with a medication through his participation i…
Fort Lee
News
Video
: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient
The New Jersey healthcare worker who was the state’s first coronavirus patient said clinical trial medicines probably saved his life. "After I received the first dose my fever went down," 32-year-old James Cai, who lives and works in Fort Lee and Manhattan, told CBS New York. "Those two medications I think slowed down my virus," Cai said without naming them. Cai was initially hit with diarrhea, chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions. He was admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center March 2, and remains there in isolation. The physicians assistant g…
Morris
Lifestyle
Budd Lake Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified'
The Budd Lake community is rallying to support a local woman who is going through treatment for cancer. Described as “grace and positivity personified,” Heather Ryan was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in June 2016, according to a GoFundMe organized by Ryan and Sarah McDonald Merunka. In addition to undergoing countless treatments, tests and trials, Ryan will soon begin a new clinical trial to combat the aggressive strain of cancer that is now in her bones, according to the GoFundMe. More than $3,500 had been raised on the campaign since its creation on Sunday, Dec. 8. The procee…
Teaneck
News
FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says
A Holy Name Medical Center physician says a new cancer drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration is a significant step in the right direction. Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib) is for adults and children with solid tumors who test positive for TPM3-NTRK gene fusion, which Holy Name oncologist, Dr. Elan Diamond, likened to an on-switch that certain cancers depend on for growth and survival. Shutting off the switch can shut off the cancer. "It's a very fascinating development," he said. "This is one of the newest iterations of what we consider to be targeted treatment for cancer…
Mahwah-Ramsey
Lifestyle
Hope Fading Fast For Mahwah EMT Battling Crohn's: 'It's Not Easy'
Excitement and relief washed over Isabelle Mendez as she prepared for surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center in June 2014. Just two years after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and six months after having her colon removed, the then-16-year-old was going for an ileostomy reversal and JPouch creation -- expected to give her the equivalent of a healthy person's colon. For the first time in years, Mendez of Mahwah had hope that she would soon be returning to life without pain, frequent bathroom trips and the stigma of being "different." That hope slipped away from Mendez a l…
Bridgeport
Lifestyle
NYP Lawrence Hospital Oncologist Empowers Patients To Cope With Cancer
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- At the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center, cancer care goes far beyond diagnosis and treatment with support and programs that empower patients to cope with cancer and improve their quality of life. “Our goal is to deliver the highest quality, comprehensive cancer care in a community setting that is close to the patient’s home,” said Dr. Michelle Boyar, a medical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers at the Cancer Center and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. “Our oncolog…
Brookfield
Lifestyle
Columbia Hematologist Brings Integrative Therapies Program To Westchester
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cortlandt Manor can enhance their quality of life at the new Integrative Therapies Program. Spearheaded by J. Gregory Mears, MD, hematologist/oncologist with ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center, the program is designed to improve cancer patients’ physical, mental and spiritual well-being while they are undergoing active cancer treatment. “The Integrative Therapies Program is an individualized, holistic and ev…
