Health

The Ocean County Health Department is now urging everyone to do their part to help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, like flu and COVID-19 at the same time by getting a flu shot, remaining socially distant in public and wearing a mask as we head into the fall.

Bill Lapschies recently celebrated his 104th birthday after recovering from the coronavirus.
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A New Jersey man intentionally coughed on a grocery store worker and said he had coronavirus. Now he's facing big, big charges.
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A Florida man called his local police department after receiving a package in the mail, claiming someone had shipped him coronavirus. Turns out it was just an empty box.
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There's probably a pun that could be used in this situation involving tongues, biting or kissing, but we can't think of it right now, so we'll just get right to the facts. A woman in Michigan bit off a ONE-INCH CHUNK of a guy's tongue while they were kissing on Tuesday...

A man in Texas had a tapeworm IN HIS BRAIN. After suffering from headaches and eventually passing out spontaneously, he decided to get checked out. Turns out It was living in him for over a DECADE!
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Everyone loves laughing. It's pretty much the best thing ever! But what if the one thing that you loved was also the one thing that was a major inconvenience for you? There's a 17-year-old girl in England with a rare neurological disorder that renders her totally paralyzed every time she l…

No one likes having their stuff stolen. But there's a fine line between having your stuff stolen and baiting someone into stealing stuff. And that's just what a family in Fresno, CA was doing recently when they set out a "bait bike" in their driveway and waited for people…

Manchester Police are seeking information on a female pit bull that was found with extensive injuries to her head and body.

As multiple agencies continue to investigate the vaping epidemic that's caused hundreds of illnesses across the country, Ocean County Health Officials are urging everyone to stay away from e-cigarette products.

Stay out of the water.

The non-profit organization Clean Ocean Action is encouraging Jersey Shore residents to join them in rallying against the NESE Project which proposes expanding a methane gas pipeline to New York by cutting through New Jersey.