by William Jester | Nov 28, 2024 | Community, News
Doctors have long known that lead exposure during pregnancy poses significant health risks for both mothers and newborns, but universal screening is not mandated in New Jersey or nationwide. In 2019, a pioneering program launched by Rutgers Health with support by the...
by William Jester | Nov 27, 2024 | Community, News
Women are stocking up on birth control and asking for long-term contraception methods following President Donald Trump being elected to a second term last week, doctors say. Searches for “birth control” and “Plan B” doubled between Nov. 2 and...
by William Jester | Nov 27, 2024 | Community, News
ARRIVE Together of Middlesex County, run by University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) at Rutgers Health, has expanded its partnerships to include the East Brunswick, South River and Cranbury Police Departments, making New Jersey the first state in the nation to have...
by William Jester | Nov 26, 2024 | Community, News
Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved treatments and drug development strategies. The study from scientists at Rutgers New Jersey Medical...
by William Jester | Nov 26, 2024 | Community, News
Firefighters have been battling a wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border that resulted in the voluntary evacuation of more than 160 homes over the weekend. The fire — which began on Nov. 8 and has burned about 5,000 acres across both states — was about 90%...
