Author: Anastasiia Chokhliad

Don’t Take It Personally

The pandemic goes on—and now here come those stressful holidays. Here’s a psychiatrist’s advice on not letting these pressures derail your mental health.

Dining On The Edge

Bergen County’s restaurant scene will survive the pandemic, but it will be different—probably forever.

A Study In Opposites

How did designers make a new Bergen home a stunner? By boldly marrying polarities: modern and traditional, spacious and cozy, warm and cold.

Q&A With…Experts on Diabetes

For National Diabetes Month, a nurse and certified diabetes educator shares what people who are and who are not living with diabetes need to know about the disease.

A Mural for BLM

The Black Lives Matter movement now has a permanent home in Teaneck thanks to its brand-new, community-organized mural.

Lavender Lives On

Like it or not, here comes adolescence—and a girl’s bedroom in a durably feminine hue was born ready.

Never An Empty Nest

Company’s always coming when the house is on the Shore, and a redesigned kitchen makes entertaining a breeze.

A New Lease On Life

After struggling with obesity, a 30-year-old Long Branch man turns to Monmouth Medical Center for the “tools” to change—and save—his life.

The Right Choice

Thanks to non-invasive CyberKnife radiation treatments at SBMC, a West Caldwell man is feeling “great” after his prostate cancer diagnosis—and recovery.

The Best Team for Breast Care

Despite a “completely shocking” stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis, this survivor credits The Breast Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center for putting her at ease from start to finish—and saving her life.

A Win for Your Skin

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, but it can often be prevented. Here, a surgical oncologist at Saint Barnabas Medical Center explains its risk factors and the multidisciplinary approach used for patients.

Still Feels Like Home

This Verona homeowner wanted the designer to make her house fresher, brighter—but not too different.

Pandemic Pasta

This meaty tagliatelle recipe, courtesy of a personal chef from Midland Park, is calling your name on World Pasta Day, Oct. 25.

How to (Safely) Celebrate Halloween 2020

October 31 will certainly be different this year, but it’s not canceled entirely! Find out how some local towns are ensuring the fall holiday will be both fun and safe for 2020.

Salute to Seniors

The James and Sharon Maida Geriatrics Institute at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is up and running—and it’s a one stop shop tending to older adults’ medical and physical needs.

Cardiac Care Post-COVID

Despite his surgery being delayed two months due to COVID-19, Joseph Fogelson’s aortic valve replacement surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center ultimately saved his life.