Health & Fitness

Somerset County officials are working on designating COVID-19 vaccination sites in the county, a spokesman said on December 21. Two vaccines – by New York-based Pfizer and Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna – have been given emergency use approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and are now being shipped to states. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Anyone who made contact with a grey and white kitten in the Charles Street area between December 10 and 15 should check with their doctor, county health officials said on December 17. The kitten tested positive for rabies after it was found and brought to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter on December 15, according to a press release from the …

Submitted by ProCure. ProCure Proton Therapy Center in Somerset passed another celebratory achievement with the graduation of its 5,000th patient to complete treatment, in this case for prostate cancer. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media …

Dr. Kathleen Toomey, director of the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center Somerset, Somerville, speaks at the Shades of Pink breast cancer awareness event at the community center. Breast Cancer Awareness Month events continued in the township Oct. 18, with the “Shades of Pink” awareness event heldin the township Senior/Community Center in the municipal complex. Don’t …

The Saint Peter’s Breast Center team, from left: Surgeons Rose Mustafa, MD; Susan McManus, MD, and Lisa Hopkins, MD, along with Kim Dixon, MD, breast care specialist. Photo: St. Peter’s University Medical Center. A township resident is the newest member of The Saint Peter’s Breast Center in New Brunswick. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

Left to right: Casey Cattell’s husband, Adam, holds their son, Nathan; Casey Cattell; Dr. Marc Milano Casey’s mother, Barbara Gallacher; Casey’s sister Kelly Davis, and Casey’s nephew Jonathan Davis, at Casey’s “survival anniversary” reunion at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Photo: RWJUH/Somerset. A township woman was recently reunited with the doctor who saved the lives of her and …

By Daniella Harris. Question: I’m sure you knew this was coming. How do I manage my food intake during the holidays, especially with all the cakes, cookies, and other goodies seemingly everywhere? Help! Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …

Society increases the stress and challenges that women face to find and maintain a healthy weight. Healthy probably doesn’t mean model-stick thin, but it also doesn’t mean being able to eat at fast food restaurants each week or grab high carbohydrate snacks on the way to work in the morning. There is a consistent and daily struggle between what the …

Western society has valued thinness since Twiggy burst on the fashion landscape in 1966 and began the love affair of the fashion industry with women who are a size 2 and smaller. This affair has become so ingrained into society that the number of infomercials selling diet and exercise products only continues to rise year after year. The weight loss …

The transition between living at home and freshman year in college often means lots of new additions and stressors added into a student’s life. Most college freshmen have heard of the “freshman 15”, or the commonly believed 15 pounds of weight gain that a freshman will put on in their first year of college. New studies at several different universities …