Health & Beauty Features

Age With Grace (And Vitality!)

Robust, fulfilling senior years are waiting for most of us—if we do our part. A Bergen doctor offers tips on how to get there.

Do You Understand Prostate Cancer?

If you’re a man—or have a man in your life— it may be time to clear out the cobwebs in your knowledge of this common, potentially deadly disease.

A Fix For Ticks?

It’s prime season in Bergen for these tiny blood suckers. Learn how to protect yourself, your family and your pets.

Advice On Gut Health

Gastrointestinal problems are unpleasant to discuss and even more unpleasant to suffer. Here, a Monmouth doc explains them.

How To Thrive In '25

For a healthy new year, don’t just ignore that medical issue that’s been worrying you— get it checked out. Here’s the lowdown on a dozen such concerns.

Can Your Child See?

If the blackboard is a blur this fall, trouble lies ahead. But regular checks with an eye-care professional can help.

Can Your Child See?

If the blackboard is a blur this fall, trouble lies ahead. But regular checks with an eye-care professional can help.

Our Happy Home?

Statistics suggest that the road to contentment just may run through Bergen County.

Help Kids Breathe Easy

Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood, but it needn't define any child's life.

Resolutions, Take 2

All is not lost if you abandon your plan to improve your diet. You can get back on track with a few easy eating adjustments.

Fight To Be Fit

Martial arts training can make you feel like an action hero, but it’s also just plain good for your physical and mental health.

Ready, Headset, Go!

Virtual Reality is revolutionizing the workout game, with lots of options to make staying in shape actually fun.

Resolutions, Take 2

All is not lost if you abandoned your plan to improve your diet. You can get back on track with a few easy eating adjusting.

Fight To Be Fit

Martial arts training can make you feel like an action hero, but it's also just plain good for your physical and mental health.

Ready, Headset, Go!

Virtual reality is revolutionizing the workout game, with lots of options to make staying in shape actually fun.

Watch Your Back!

When is pain in this body part a passing nuisance, and when does it need medical attention? A spine specialist explains.

Matters Of The Heart

At Bergen's women's health experience event last fall, three local clinicians answered questions about the body's essential muscle. It's news you can use to stay healthy.

A Healthier You, From A To Z

Just in time for the New Year, here’s an alphabet of tips designed to help you take optimal care of that body and mind of yours and stay well.

Cancer Too Close To Home?

Environmental carcinogens may be lurking in the air, water and soil surrounding our residences, schools and workplaces. Here's what we can do to mitigate the risk.

That Other Allergy Season

Spring's not the only culprit. Right now, as the leaves begin to fall, you may hear lots of people telling you "Gezundheit."

Great Team, Great Outcomes

With a little help from A+ patient reviews, the chair of the Department of Surgery at Monmouth Medical Center explains why patient satisfaction and outcomes are paramount.

Taking His Own Health To Heart

After his younger brother suffered a heart attack, a Shark River Hills man improves his cardiac health after receiving treatment at Monmouth Medical Center.