Health
New Jersey snags mixed results in annual snapshot of air pollution
Newark-NYC and Bergen and Morris counties have the most ozone-polluted air in New Jersey, the American Lung Association found.
Watchdog demands fraud probe of anti-abortion centers over privacy concerns
Anti-abortion centers prey on people seeking abortion care for unintended pregnancies and endangers health privacy, watchdog warns.
Two years after first legal cannabis sales, New Jerseyans still seek home cultivation
State Senate President Nicholas Scutari, who supported marijuana legalizaiton, has opposed efforts to allow people to grow cannabis for their own use.
IVF and tech-assisted fertility treatments would be protected in New Jersey under new bill
Assisted reproductive technology, which includes treatments like in vitro fertilization, would be a civil right in N.J. under a new bill.
Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements
Some Democrats in holdout states see work rules as way to finally get Medicaid expansion over the finish line.
Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, North African people in US
For decades, U.S. residents with heritage from the Middle East and North Africa have been classified by the government as white.
Feeble oversight of Essex County’s $40M vaccine program spurred abuses, watchdog finds
Essex County likely lost money due to poor oversight of its $40 million COVID-19 vaccine program, the state Comptroller's Office found.
EPA to formally regulate PFAS in drinking water for the first time
The new standards will reduce PFAS exposure for roughly 100 million people, prevent thousands of deaths, and reduce tens of thousands of serious illnesses.
Casino workers sue for smoke-free workplaces amid legislative inaction
Casinos have been exempted for 18 years from New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act. Workers sued Friday, asking a judge to ban smoking in casinos.
To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at ‘implicit bias’
Since 2019, at least five states (California, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota and New Jersey) have enacted laws mandating implicit bias training for maternal health care providers.
State health officials eye changes to charity care in bid to win more federal funds
Lawmakers greeted state officials' proposal to shift funds to get more matching federal dollars with a degree of caution.
Prescription-free contraceptives still months away from New Jersey pharmacies
State officials initially expected pharmacies to provide prescription-free contraceptives in early 2024. Now they're saying June — or later.