NEWS
Rutgers Psychologists Help Patients Overcome Exercise Anxiety and Recover Their Heart Health.
Valerie Haynie knew after suffering a blocked artery that she had to change. “I was retired, and I sat at home,” the Central Jersey woman said. “I watched TV and used my computer. I wasn’t doing any exercise.” Change is never easy, and for people with heart problems...
FDA advisers meet on racial disparities in pulse oximeters
The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they don’t work as well for patients of color. Read the Full Article
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...
Drug use infections add to death toll from opioid use in NJ.
More than 3,000 people die each year in New Jersey from drug overdoses. But nearly 300 more die from severe infections that progress from their skin to their blood, bones or heart, a team of researchers associated with the New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition reported...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Suzuki's article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society titled, "Photochemical Identification of Auxiliary Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Host Entry Factors Using μMap." Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
Meeting of Botswana and Rutgers Presidents Revitalizes Partnership.
President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi of the southern African nation of Botswana and Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway met in New York on September 22. The aim of the meeting, which included Botswana’s top government officials and many Rutgers...
Bobby Brooke Herrera Joins Rutgers Global Health Institute as Principal Faculty Member.
Research scientist Bobby Brooke Herrera, renowned for developing tools to accelerate diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, has joined Rutgers Global Health Institute. Herrera, a Rutgers Presidential Faculty Scholar and an assistant professor...
The Rise of RSV.
Still reeling from the impact of COVID-19 and with flu season underway, hospitals across the United States now face a third threat: an unprecedented surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. With nearly 75% of the country’s estimated 40,000 pediatric beds filled...