NEWS
The BA.5 variant is spreading, and your COVID immunity might be gone because of it.
It’s the most infectious strain yet, coming even as many people have written off the pandemic. BA.5, now the dominant coronavirus subvariant in New Jersey and the U.S., has shown resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, making experts nervous. Worse, prior immunity doesn’t...
Women are still underrepresented in clinical trials
A study published in Contemporary Clinical Trials that looks at female participation in clinical trials in recent years finds that progress has stalled. Read the Full Article.
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Parekkadan's article in Experimental Biology and Medicine titled, "Bioactive, full-length parathyroid hormone delivered using an adeno-associated viral vector." Hypoparathyroidism treatment requires daily recombinant hormone injections....
Some Pre-existing Mutant Strains of the Virus Causing COVID-19 May Resist Paxlovid.
Researchers from Rutgers, the University of South Florida and Catholic University of America, whose work has yet to undergo peer review, identified 66 prevalent Mpro mutations located at the nirmatrelvir binding site, where Paxlovid attaches itself to the virus. Many...
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...
High Inflation Leaves Food Banks Struggling to Meet Needs
Economic conditions are intensifying demand for their support at a time when their labor and distribution costs are climbing and donations are slowing. Read the Full Article.
LGBTQ+ patients have unique needs. This N.J. health system is offering care just for them.
Virtua Pride Primary Care, a new practice dedicated to LGBTQ+ patients 7 years old and up, officially opens June 27. Read the Full Article.
100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
About 4 in 10 adults report having medical or dental debt, a KFF poll finds, a share that roughly translates into an estimated 100 million adults. Many expect repaying the debt to take years, and about 1 in 5 say they do not expect to ever pay it all off. Read the...