Scott Fallon

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Scott Fallon

If you're facing an annual required minimum distribution from a retirement account, advisers suggest waiting for later in the year to see if the market recovers. Stocks have dropped precipitously. There is talk of a looming recession. And the vast majority of retirement accounts have lost value since President Donald Trump introduced a cornucopia of tariffs last week that sent markets into a tailspin.

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Scott Fallon

Many experts agree that the average allergy season has gotten longer over the past several decades as the planet has slowly warmed. Tree pollen bursts much earlier. While plenty of New Jerseyans complained about the colder-than-usual winter we just experienced, allergy sufferers may hold back on their criticism. The mostly frigid and dry conditions seen over the last three months may produce less pollen from trees this spring in what is the first and often largest wave of seasonal allergy triggers.

3 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Scott Fallon

The federal Health and Humans Services Administration has said the agency is wasting billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a pandemic that has ended. Health officials say the funds are used to track and contain influenza, RSV, measles, tuberculosis, and bird flu outbreaksNew Jersey joined a coalition of states Tuesday suing the Trump administration to stop its plan to cut more than $11 billion in funding for public health initiatives, including $350 million to New Jersey.

3 weeks ago | dailyrecord.com | Scott Fallon

The deal was agreed upon two months before upwards of 3 million New Jerseyans would no longer be able to use their Horizon insurance at Hackensack Meridian's 18 hospitalsTwo of New Jersey's largest forces in health care — Hackensack Meridian Health, which operates a network of hospitals, and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield which provides medical insurance — reached an agreement Monday on a new multi-year contract, ending an impasse that put care for potentially millions of patients at risk.

3 weeks ago | app.com | Scott Fallon

Because measles can have a long incubation period, those exposed on the train could develop symptoms as late as April 10. The train made stops at six stations in New Jersey, officials said. An Amtrak rider infected with the measles may have exposed others on the train as it traveled from New York to Washington D.C. last week, stopping at six New Jersey stations, state health officials said Friday.