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Ocean City Doctor makes his dream come true by opening his own office |  OCNJ Daily

Ocean City Doctor makes his dream come true by opening his own office | OCNJ Daily

Dr. Jason Chew officially opens his office at 1213 West Ave. in Ocean City on January 2. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Chew) By MADDY VITALE Ocean City native Dr. Jason Chew didn’t graduate from medical school with the idea of ​​moving away from home to practice medicine. Chew, a family doctor, wanted to help …

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Pharmacies in Yuba City are running out of medicines amid rising respiratory illnesses nationwide

Pharmacies in Yuba City are running out of medicines amid rising respiratory illnesses nationwide

Over-the-counter medications are in increasing demand as people contract respiratory viruses at higher rates. As of Nov. 30, the Department of Health and Human Services recorded 19,593 new flu hospitalizations — up from 11,378 last week — in the United States and 3,661 here in California. This increased number of illnesses prompts people to seek …

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New York City will take the mentally ill off the streets against their will

New York City set to involuntarily take the mentally ill off the streets

Acting to address “a crisis we see all around us” near the end of a year that has seen a string of high-profile crimes involving the homeless, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to ward off people with serious and untreated mental illness. streets and subways of the city. Mr Adams, who …

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New York City will take the mentally ill off the streets against their will

New York City will take the mentally ill off the streets against their will

Acting to address “a crisis we see all around us” near the end of a year that has seen a string of high-profile crimes involving the homeless, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to ward off people with serious and untreated mental illness. streets and subways of the city. Mr Adams, who …

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New York City to involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill under new plan

New York City to involuntarily hospitalize more mentally ill under new plan

In a move he says is aimed at tackling the city’s mental health ‘crisis’, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday unveiled a directive ordering police and first responders to remove people with severe symptoms of mental illness from the subways and city streets and taking them, even unwittingly, to area hospitals. The directive, …

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