Doomscrolling And Anxiety: The Feedback Loop Driving The Mental Health Crisis

You pick up your phone to check one headline. Ten minutes later, your chest feels tight, your thoughts are racing, and you are still scrolling. Another crisis. Another warning. Another video that makes the world feel less stable than it did a moment ago.

That pattern has a name now: doomscrolling. It describes the compulsive habit of consuming negative news or distressing social content for long stretches, even when it leaves you feeling worse. For many people, it has become part of daily life. It can happen first thing in the morning, late at night, or during any quiet moment when the mind is already on edge.

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Virtua Unveils Renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room

Virtua Voorhees Hospital will unveil the newly renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room for families whose babies are cared for in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Tours of the Ronald McDonald Family Room will be available.

Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are specialized, comfortable spaces located inside hospitals, often steps from pediatric or neonatal intensive care units. The rooms provide families with a quiet retreat during a stressful time. Amenities include snacks, showers, and computers, creating a calm, comforting, home-like environment.

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Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Recognized by Inglis

PHOTO CAPTION (L-R):  Natasha Brown, CBS3Dyann Roth, President and CEO of Inglis, Alberto Esquenazi, MD, CMO of Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, Mark Chilutti, Assistant VP of Development for Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation.

At their annual BASH fundraiser on April 23, Inglis honored Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation with the Innovation Partner Award, recognizing JMMR’s innovation in care and long-standing partnership. Inglis, which has supported people with disabilities in living full, independent lives since 1877, has partnered with Jefferson Moss-Magee for decades—working together on care transitions, and access to accessible housing, assistive technology and community-based supports.

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Virtua Health & POWER 99 Radio to Host Free Health Festival

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All are welcome to a free health festival on Saturday, May 9, hosted by Virtua Health and POWER 99 FM.

The We❤️Health Fest will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Virtua Primary Care – Camden, located at the Oliver Station community at 1800 Davis Street. The building is next to the Ferry Avenue stop of the Patco Hi-Speedline.

POWER 99 personalities Roxy Romeo and DJ Doc B will play music, emcee, and give away prizes. Other festivities will include children’s face-painting, a bounce house, and a temporary-tattoo station. Moms will receive special gifts to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend.

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Educator Shares Tools to Help Teens Find Year-Round Calm

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but for many teens, stress, anxiety and emotional noise are a daily reality. In response, 2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year and certified mindfulness and trauma-informed resilience trainer Stefanie Lachenauer is helping young people build the skills they need to navigate those challenges year-round.

Her book, Let the Glitter Settle: Mindfulness for Teens, offers simple, accessible practices that help teens pause, reset and regain a sense of control when emotions feel overwhelming. Rooted in nearly two decades of classroom experience and neuroscience-informed practices, Lachenauer’s approach meets students where they are — providing relatable, teen-friendly practices that build resilience, support emotional regulation and create space for calm.

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Cherry Blossom Run/Walk Raises Over 60k to Support Cancer Care

On Sunday, April 26, The Jefferson Health Foundation – New Jersey,  hosted 333 participants and raised over $60,000 at the inaugural Cherry Blossom Run/Walk fundraiser benefiting the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centers in New Jersey, helping to expand access to advanced cancer care close to home in Cherry Hill and Washington Township.

Held at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Cherry Blossom Run/Walk participants, made up of individuals, families, teams and four-legged companions, either ran in a 5K or walked a 1-mile course.

“This event brought our mission to life in a visible and meaningful way,” says Tamara LaCouture, MD, East Region Chief of Cancer Services. “Every step taken supported patients who are navigating cancer with strength and resilience.”

CCPO Forensic Nurse Coordinator Honored by NJ Violence Intervention Division

Camden County, NJ – The forensic nurse coordinator from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office was recently honored by the New Jersey Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA), announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay.

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Virtua is First in N.J. to Launch Mobile Integrated Health Program

  •      Virtua worked with N.J. Dept. of Health to create regulations allowing Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) programs statewide.
  •       MIH sends paramedics and EMTs to provide chronic disease management and preventive care in your home.

A new program by Virtua Health enables its paramedics and EMTs to provide a range of non-emergency care in people’s homes, and coordinate care with a person’s doctors and care teams. The model, known as Mobile Integrated Health, is designed to support earlier intervention, reduce avoidable hospital admissions and emergency department visits, and improve overall health outcomes.  

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Mural Created by High School Students Unveiled at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital

On April 21Jefferson Health Cherry Hill Hospital hosted art students and teachers from Cherry Hill High School West for an unveiling & luncheon to celebrate the completion of the students’ multi-medium waiting room mural which the students began in September 2025.

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Virtua Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center Earns Reaccreditation

 Virtua Health is proud to announce that the  Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center has once again earned accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC). This 2026 reaccreditation affirms the Center’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional, evidence-based, family-centered maternity care.

Located in Voorhees, the Virtua Midwifery Birth & Wellness Center first achieved CABC accreditation in 2023, becoming the first and only free-standing birth center in the state to receive this prestigious designation. The 2026 reaccreditation underscores the center’s sustained dedication to meeting and exceeding national standards for safety, quality, and patient experience.

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