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Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women’s Finances.
Besides its terrible impact on mental health, postpartum depression can also bring long-term financial struggles to affected women, new research shows. "These findings highlight the importance of screening and expanding access to mental health support services for...
Already at a breaking point, school nurses grapple with another pandemic puzzle.
As we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, cases are surging once again. The Centers for Disease Control says the U.S. is averaging more than 118,000 cases per day. Hospitalizations are rising at a concerning rate, and the country is averaging more than...
Rutgers Expanding Enrollment of Participants for Pfizer COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Clinical Trial
Rutgers, a clinical trial site for the global Pfizer-BioNTech research study to evaluate the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine in children, is looking for participants for a third clinical trial on children ages 6 months to 4 years. “Children can get sick from COVID-19...
HHMI philanthropy devotes $2 billion to boost inclusion and equity in biomedical sciences
Studies show less than 2% of college professors in scientific fields are Black, roughly 3% are Hispanic, and far less than 1% are Native American or Alaskan Native, numbers that have not changed despite various diversity efforts at the federal and university level in...
Lawsuit planned against NYC’s private-sector vaccine mandate, omicron cases tick up.
As omicron cases are starting to tick up nationwide, the lawsuits continue against New York City's vaccine mandates. The latest comes from a Staten Island attorney who wants to file a class-action suit on behalf of anyone who works in the city that doesn't want to get...
A US Cruise Ship Had a COVID Outbreak Even Though Full Vaccination Was Required—Here’s What You Should Know.
A Norwegian Cruise Line ship that disembarked in New Orleans on Sunday has reported 17 cases of COVID-19 among passengers and crew members. The positive cases include one probable case of the Omicron variant, which was detected in a crew member, according to a news...
Is It Time to Change the Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’?
As more indoor venues require proof of vaccination for entrance and with winter — as well as omicron, a new covid variant — looming, scientists and public health officials are debating when it will be time to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to include a...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in Environmental Science and Technology titled, "Revealing Adverse Outcome Pathways from Public High-Throughput Screening Data to Evaluate New Toxicants by a Knowledge-Based Deep Neural Network Approach." Estrogen receptors (ERs)...