BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ, offering its patients ready access to primary, specialty and urgent care in the palm of their hands, Summit Health announced today the launch of its first mobile app, known as My Summit Health. Currently available to Summit Health patients through the Apple App Store® (iOS), and the Google Play Store (Android), the new app is essential to an enhanced digital experience for patients and a convenient means for patients to easily connect with Summit Health and CityMD providers and manage their health care needs whenever and wherever they are.
“For Summit Health, it’s all about the patient – improving access to care and providing better care for the patient,” said Jeffrey Le Benger, MD, CEO, Summit Health. “The My Summit Health app is at the heart of our patient-centered focus and in delivering on Summit Health’s uniquely connected kind of care.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Toyota Research Institute has developed new capabilities for its line of domestic robots, including the ability to recognize and manipulate transparent objects and to wipe down counters and tables. Japanese robot manufacturers have made it clear that they plan to create robots that will serve as domestic helpers. Japan has one of the oldest populations in the world. Robots will be able to perform tasks that people find more challenging as they get older.
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Ridgewood NJ, Scientists from Columbia University have identified the proteins in hair that drive the process of graying and demonstrated how graying might be reversed. The scientists measured hair color changes over several weeks along with the study participants’ stress levels. They found a high correlation between stress levels and hair color, including cases where hair graying reversed after an individual’s stress was alleviated. Mitochondria play a key role in the process.
Linwood NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man has been charged with orchestrating a long-running securities offering fraud while simultaneously embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer’s bank account, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
Keansburg NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a New Jersey man was indicted today on charges that he used social media to manipulate and threaten a 14-year-old girl from another state, forcing her to send him pictures of herself performing sexual acts.
Washington DC, As NASA continues plans for multiple commercial deliveries to the Moon’s surface per year, the agency has selected three new scientific investigation payload suites to advance understanding of Earth’s nearest neighbor. Two of the payload suites will land on the far side of the Moon, a first for NASA. All three investigations will receive rides to the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, initiative, part of the agency’s Artemis approach.
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Ridgewood NJ, The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) has received an increase in incident reports regarding compromised Facebook accounts, which has led to additional account compromises and theft of funds. While the methods used to acquire the users’ password is not confirmed, it is likely that the threat actor used tactics such as credential stuffing or attempting passwords exposed in data breaches.
Ridgewood NJ, Jeff Bezos an American business magnate, media proprietor, investor, and founder and CEO of the multi-national technology company Amazon. With a net worth of more than $200 billion as of April 2021, he is the richest person in the world according to both Forbes and Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Bezos will be flying on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight next month. He has invited his brother to go along, so the two brothers will join the winner of an auction for the July 20 flight. Bidding for the third seat has already reached $2.8 million, but it is likely to go higher during a live auction on June 22. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Club for the Future, Blue Origin’s foundation. Bezos has wanted to go to space for a long time, but he wanted to go on a Blue Origin vehicle.
Ridgewood NJ, Aducanumab is the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that has been approved for use in the US in nearly 20 years. It targets the underlying cause of the disease rather than its symptoms. While it is not a miracle drug, its approval will be a huge boost to dementia research. Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 30 million people around the world, most over the age of 65.