Plastic use in agriculture must be reduced in order to mitigate pollution and prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into the soil and adversely affecting human health, according to a recently published study. “Emerging data on leaching of toxic additives and tiny...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids. It’s sold as a nasal spray under the brand name Narcan. Coming...
Seamus Naughton Mergner started running a fever one day when he was 3 years old, and he also complained of a stiff neck. His mother, recalling that she had recently removed a tick from his skin, feared that the eight-legged bug had infected the boy with Lyme...
“The Effects of Parasitic Helminth Infection on the Central Nervous System.” Speaker: Mark C. Siracusa, PhD Associate Professor, Chancellor Scholar Director, Research Support Core Department of Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Date and Time: Monday, October...
A lack of trust in healthcare systems and staff can present a huge barrier to health and wellbeing, especially for those who find themselves underrepresented within the healthcare workforce. “Our research shows that an alarming number of people from marginalized...
