Health

Early demand for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines is off to a slow start. Health providers and residents say It could be the new normal.

New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon.

More than 30 percent of patients seeking treatment at Gaudenzia non-profit addiction this past year had both a primary and secondary substance use disorder diagnosis.

Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.

County leaders said the sharps collection initiative is a first step in harm reduction and substance abuse prevention.

The overturning of Roe has prompted some people to seek permanent birth control methods, as doctors consider their role in educating patients about irreversible procedures.

What you need to know about the new vaccines and when to get them. Also, how the Covid pandemic has impacted life expectancy in the United States.

New COVID-19 booster vaccines are making their debut this fall, and they’ll be available to most adults.

Gov. Phil Murphy says a review of how New Jersey responded to the COVID pandemic will happen “within a matter of weeks” after being pressed on national television.

The pandemic hasn’t just changed how we live — it’s changed how we work, and how we feel about our jobs. One of the major r ...

The health department is offering grants to expand monkeypox vaccination services and outreach for populations who are at high risk for the disease.

Workers for two for-profit companies fear the bulk of the money won’t be used to alleviate longer working hours, expanded job responsibilities, and more.

The garden, open through September, honors loved ones who have died from opioid and substance use disorders, and calls attention to an ongoing addiction epidemic.

The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge.

The synthetic painkiller is 50 times stronger than heroin, and two milligrams can kill. Officials want users to know if it’s in their heroin, cocaine, and other drugs.