TRENTON, NJ–On November 5, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, mandating safety requirements to protect workers from the COVID-19 pandemic in all New Jersey workplaces. The executive order is the culmination of a months-long organizing effort by activists and frontline workers. “With today’s action, New Jersey becomes the only state to leverage its public […]
Healthcare
New Brunswick is known as the “healthcare city” and is home to two of New Jersey’s most well-known and established hospitals: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and St. Peter’s University Hospital. It is also home to the Johnson & Johnson corporation’s worldwide headquarters, and facilities for several other companies in the healthcare field.
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Advocates Call on Healthcare Giant J&J to Stop Selling Baby Powder
In May, the New Brunswick-based corporation said it “will wind down the commercialization of talc-based Baby Powder in the US and Canada in the coming months,” adding that “existing inventory will continue to be sold through retailers until it runs out.” But that’s not enough, says “Black Women for Wellness,” one of the many advocacy groups pushing for J&J to stop selling its baby powder worldwide.
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Trump and Christie Infected, May Have Spread Virus in NJ
The President of the United States appears to have contracted the dreaded coronavirus and brought it with him to New Jersey.
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Biopharma Leaders Including J&J Unite on Vaccine Safety Pledge
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Nine drug company CEO’s including Johnson & Johnson’s Alex Gorsky signed a September 8 pledge to continue making the safety of vaccinated individuals the top priority as they develop the first COVID-19 vaccines, according to a media release. In the pledge, consumer health products and pharmaceutical giant J&J said that “the safety and well-being […]
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Rutgers Delays Fall Sports After Hiding Extent of Football Team’s Outbreak
Just one week after releasing their fall football schedule, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Rutgers University and the rest of their athletic conference to delay all games and competitions until next year.
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New Brunswick’s J&J to Buy Boston Area Pharma Company For $6.5 Billion
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on August 19 it agreed to purchase drugmaker Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $6.5 billion.
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School Re-opening Forces Closure of COVID-19 Test Site in New Brunswick
After just over three months in action, the county government’s COVID-19 testing site at the A. Chester Redshaw Elementary School is being shut down to allow the school to re-open in September.
