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FILE - A man after an operation on his left knee. (Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

New Device Could Help Doctors Monitor Patient’s Prosthetic Joints, Implants

North Bergen orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lee Berger has designed the Ortho-tag, a chip programmed with patient information that can be scanned from outside the body with the wave of a wand.

2011/07/24

A surveillance camera caught nurse's aide Julia Galvan allegedly beating patient Modesto Alvarado, 87, at a North Bergen nursing home. (Credit: CBS 2)

Nurse’s Aide Accused Of Beating Patient At NJ Nursing Home

Police are investigating an attack on an elderly nursing home resident in New Jersey in the last hours of her life – and a surveillance camera captured the abuse.

2011/03/04

Desert Storm veteran Sean Vassallo (right), was paralyzed in a car accident in 2008 and needs constant care. Now his wife is fighting to keep their home. (Credit: CBS 2)

Housing Authority Suspends Eviction Of Disabled NJ Vet

The wife of a paralyzed veteran said an effort to evict them from their home is unfair, but housing officials say the wife is responsible for the trouble.

2011/02/17

Desert Storm veteran Sean Vassallo (right), was paralyzed in a car accident in 2008 and needs constant care. Now his wife is fighting to keep their home. (Credit: CBS 2)

Paralyzed Desert Storm Vet Fighting To Keep His Home

A paralyzed veteran who once fought for his country is now fighting to keep his home. The North Bergen Housing Authority is trying to evict the former marine because he’s getting help from a friend.

2011/02/16

Jose Henriquez smiles after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine (AP Photo/Alex Ibanez, Chilean Presidential Press Office)

Rescue Completed As Last Chilean Miner Emerges

The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night completing the rescue.

2010/10/13

Byung Ho Choi, left, and Youngil Kim (Police Photo)

Queens Men Accused Of Trying To Steal Cooking Oil

Police say they caught Youngil Kim and Byung Ho Choi sucking 700 gallons of grease from two storage tanks behind a Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant in North Bergen Monday.

2010/09/21

Illegal Shortcut

North Bergen Parking Lot Poses Danger To Pedestrians

In order to avoid a backup at a traffic light, drivers have been cutting through the parking lot of the Toys “R” Us in North Bergen.

CBS 2HD–2010/08/06

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