Health & Beauty Features

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.

Next-Level Cardiac Care

The Aortic Center at CBMC is a one-stop-shop for patients with complex aortic diseases and acute aortic emergencies.

No Wait Emergency Room

The newly renovated Emergency Department at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center ensures top-notch patient care that’s more efficient than ever before.

Jersey's Going To Pot

Legal cannabis is now a fact, and two-thirds of Bergen voters approve. But will the financial benefits go mostly to other parts of the state?

Is Your Kid Too Fat?

Two Bergen County pediatricians discuss how they deal with childhood obesity - even as society's influence makes it tough.

Embarrassing Signs

That bodily problem you’d rather not talk about—is it trying to tell you something?

A Chance Encounter

A twist of fate led 82-year-old Joseph Lamberto to the cardiologist at CBMC that would cure him of heart and kidney disease— and ultimately change his life.