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Higher learning, higher anxiety: Colleges see higher rates of PTSD
PTSD is on the rise among American college students. According to a JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) study released last month and reported by the New York Times, post-traumatic stress disorder cases among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, most sharply as COVID shut down campuses and upended lives.
‘Big J’ will return in the light of fireworks
Launched from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to great fanfare on Dec. 7, 1942 – one year to the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor – the Battleship New Jersey went on to become the most decorated ship of its kind in America. More than 45,000 sailors served...
Knitters have mastectomy patients covered
If you recently had a mastectomy and sought alternatives to breast implants or prostheses, the Knitted Knockers of South Jersey have you covered. Cherry Hill residents Denise Weinberg and Nancy Shubach have been hand making what they call knitted knockers – or pads that serve as prostheses – since they founded the local branch of the Knitted Knockers in 2017. Their goal is to help those who’ve recently had a mastectomy and want a free alternative to heavy, expensive devices.
Journalist speaks on misinformation at library
What is the impact of disinformation on political campaigns? How are people fighting back today?. These are some of the questions that Sasha Issenberg, a journalist, author and teacher of political science at UCLA tries to answer in his latest book, “The Lie Detectives: In search of a Playbook for Wining Elections in the Disinformation Age.”
Municipalities earn Clean Communities grants
Cherry Hill and Gloucester Township were awarded more than $100,000 in state Clean Communities grants, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Phil Murphy. The annual grants are awarded to municipalities and counties across the state to fund litter removal programs that clean up neighborhoods, prevent trash from entering waterways and protect wildlife and their habitats, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette said.
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