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What would the public health experts do? STAT asked 28 about their holiday plans amid Covid-19
To try to gauge where things stand, the reporter asked a number of infectious diseases experts -- public health experts, epidemiologists, immunologists, and virologists -- about the risks they are willing to take now, figuring that their answers might give us a sense...
Research Delivers New Hope for Epilepsy Patients.
Combining electroencephalogram (EEG) data with clinical observations can help doctors to better determine whether generalized epilepsy patients will respond to treatment, according to a study led by Rutgers researchers. The study, which was published this week...
New Jersey at the Forefront of Forecasting the Next Pandemic
As you read this, a worker in a tropical rainforest is clearing brush in preparation for a commercial agricultural operation. He’s far from the markets of home, and so he takes his food as he finds it, likely killing a bird or small mammal—a monkey, say, or a bat—to...
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...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Ryan's article in Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery titled, "Platelet-Rich Product Supplementation in Rotator Cuff Repair Reduces Retear Rates and Improves Clinical Outcomes: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials." The...
REPORT: From Crisis to Opportunity: Reforming Our Nation’s Policies to Help All Children Grow Up Healthy
One in six young people in the United States has obesity, and there continues to be significant and persistent disparities among children of color and children from families with low incomes. What contributes to this national epidemic? See how NJ is doing. The newest...
Reimagining the US Public Health Sector
How five challenging realities are thwarting progress in public health, and how the sector can build strength to advance health equity, prepare for future pandemics, and face other emerging challenges. Read the Full Article.
Rutgers Requires All Employees Be Vaccinated to Comply With Federal Order.
All Rutgers University faculty and staff must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 for the university to comply with an executive order signed by President Joe Biden, Antonio Calcado, executive vice president and chief operating officer, said in a message to university...