RWJBarnabas Health Urges Blood Donations During American Heart Month Emergency Shortage of Type O Blood and Platelets Continues Throughout the Winter Months West Orange, NJ, February 1, 2023– RWJBarnabas Health continues its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, the universal blood type ..read more

February 2023: Random Acts of Kindness We can’t go online or turn on the TV without seeing some tragic headline. However, if you read the full story, you’ll usually find out about kind bystanders, neighbors, or public servants who made a difference by saving lives or comforting those directly ..read more

National Leader in Thoracic Surgery Appointed to Expanded Role at RWJBarnabas Health; Enhancing Innovative Cancer Care and Research West Orange, N.J., January 31, 2023 - Richard S. Lazzaro, MD, FACS , a board-certified thoracic surgeon with 25 years of specialized experience in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, has been named to the expanded position of Chief of Thoracic Surgery ..read more

Helping to Transform Trauma into Purpose Mental Health and Behavioral Health When you look at Lashawn Overton, the first thing you’ll notice is a big, bright smile that exudes warmth and compassion. When she speaks, you’ll feel that same warmth and compassion, coupled with an intense passion and deep insight that seems to belie her ..read more

Learn about 5 keys to optimal health. Women go through many life stages and their health needs change accordingly. Staying healthy may seem daunting, but it’s not complicated. “ Preventive health is extremely important,” says Nadia Aurora, MD , an ..read more

A new procedure repairs ailing hearts in teenagers and young adults, allowing them to avoid multiple open-heart surgeries. It’s a classic “good news/bad news” scenario: Given advances in diagnosis and treatment, patients with congenital heart disease (CHD ..read more

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health to Present Data at the 2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, a leader in cutting-edge clinical trials and health outcomes analyses and a designated Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, together with RWJBarnabas Health, today announced that data from ..read more

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Cardiology Milestone: 500 Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Patients Have Received the Potentially Lifesaving Watchman™ Implant Cardiologists at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) recently completed their 500th Watchman™ procedure for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). For those who have AFib not caused by a heart valve problem (also known as nonvalvular AFib), the ..read more

Healthgrades Ranks Three RWJBarnabas Health Facilities Among Top 5 in New Jersey Across Multiple Specialty Care Areas West Orange, N.J. (January 17, 2023) – Three RWJBarnabas Health facilities rank among the top 5 in New Jersey across various specialty care areas according to a new analysis released by Healthgrades , the leading marketplace connecting doctors and ..read more

Simple Ways to Improve Your Posture By Tony Nguyen, PTA, a physical therapist assistant, Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center , Livingston, NJ Slouching is something many of us naturally do without even realizing it. It is not until we are aware of our poor posture that we attempt to fix ..read more