by William Jester | Apr 14, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
A Rutgers researcher is testing modified sleep apnea machines intended to help relieve the shortage of mechanical ventilators for COVID-19 patients. After testing for safety and efficacy, the design will be available free to medical professionals and can be...
by William Jester | Apr 13, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
African Americans appear to face an oversized burden when it comes to COVID-19 infections and related deaths. The disproportionate impact of the coronavirus is not unexpected, according to medical experts that include Denise Rodgers, vice chancellor of Rutgers...
by William Jester | Apr 13, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Now, we are entering allergy season and more people will be sneezing and coughing because of pollen. But not all of us who hack and sneeze have or are spreading coronavirus. I asked a Rutgers University medical expert on the front lines to help separate fact from...
by William Jester | Apr 12, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey announced it has begun a clinical trial that will examine whether an anti-malaria drug doctors are administering as an off-label use to treat the coronavirus is more effective when taken with an antibiotic. Clinical trials...
by William Jester | Apr 12, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Like most other aspects of health care, social determinants of health play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic. In the United States, testing strategies do not reflect the level of infection in poor communities, according to Richard Marlink, director of Rutgers Global...
