NEWS
Latino Teens Are Deputized as Health Educators to Sway the Unvaccinated
Some community health groups are training Latino teens to conduct outreach and education, particularly in places where covid vaccine fears linger. Read the Full Article.
Your Next Hospital Bed Might Be at Home
In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere. Read Full Article.
Join NJ ACTS for the NIH Fellowship Grant Writing Series on March 3rd!
Interested in increasing the quality of your NIH Fellowship grant submission? You are invited to attend the NIH Fellowship Grant Writing Series, brought to you by the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies and the Rutgers Office of Postdoctoral Advancement in...
Fatal drug overdoses down in NJ, first time in a decade
Last year, New Jersey recorded the first year-over-year decrease in fatal drug overdoses in at least a decade, state records show. Experts attribute the decline to regulatory changes that made treatment more accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 2,892 people...
Join NJ ACTS Special Populations Core on February 28th for the 2023 Seminar Series!
Treating pregnant patients with opioid use disorder with Elizabeth Suarez, PhD, MPH Elizabeth Suarez is a pharmacoepidemiologist focused on studying the use and safety of medications in pregnancy. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North...
Can a Computer Teach Babies to Count?
When Jinjing Jenny Wang embarked on a two-year study to determine whether infants experience any cognitive benefits from watching someone count out loud on screen instead of in person, she had already seen what affect such a video had on her own daughter at 10 months...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
More young kids are being poisoned by pot that looks like candy, leading to seizures and comas.
A 4-year-old Montgomery County girl began gasping for air one evening in early 2021, and seemed unusually drowsy though it was not yet bedtime. She was rushed more than 15 miles away to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was diagnosed with acute...