Department of Health

State officials say 20 nurses and another 26 people with temporary licenses are no longer allowed to work in the medical field, until their credentials are resolved.

Herman Walker, 91, died two weeks after being assaulted by a roommate at a Westfield facility. Clara Sutkowski, also 91, died three days after being struck by a fellow resident at a South Plainfield facility.

There's been more than 34,000 confirmed or probable deaths linked to coronavirus since COVID arrived in New Jersey in March 2020.

Health officials are watching an uptick in young patients hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, who tested positive for rhinovirus, enterovirus — or both.

Three men — two in their 50s, one in his 80s, were all hospitalized after testing positive for the illness, health officials confirm.

What should New Jersey residents know/do, with a case of the potentially debilitating virus confirmed in Rockland County?

With more than 40 confirmed or probable cases, the state has widened its access to the vaccine used to help patients try and avoid some of the rare virus' symptoms.

With nearly 30 probable or confirmed cases in New Jersey as of mid-July, at least one regional vaccine storage hub was setup to help deal with monkeypox.

The CDC has been monitoring cases of the rare but contagious virus since it first was confirmed in the U.S. in May.

Several high risk conditions noted by the CDC are in the latest round make eligible, along with transit workers and MVC staff.

A rapid expansion of New Jersey's medical marijuana program may go beyond what lawmakers envision in bill one vote from reaching Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.

New Jersey current has six medical marijuana ATCs, with six more now seeking permits. The state Health Department says 90 will be needed in three years.