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Could vaping products be coating users’ lungs in plastic?
One Rutgers University-Camden professor’s research into what’s causing severe lung illness from vaping has found that polymers, which comprise plastics, could be coating the inside of e-cigarette users’ lungs. Watch the full video for more.
Rutgers-led Team Launches Science and Medicine Research Initiative to Transform Health Care in New Jersey
New Jersey residents will have access to the newest clinical trials and medical breakthroughs as a result of an innovative consortium between Rutgers University, Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. To read the full story.
Finding and Fighting Multiple Sclerosis in Pediatric Patients
Learn about the state's only dedicated pediatric MS program at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School that provides cutting-edge therapies, patient and family education and access to clinical trials, and meet the medical director who is making a difference in the lives of...
Exploring the Connections Between Air Pollution and TB
Tuberculosis is a global threat, with the heaviest burden falling on people living in urban slums. Stephan Schwander, an associate professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Urban-Global Public Health and a core faculty member at Rutgers Global Health...
Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness Gala
Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness™ (Jazz4PCA™) is hosting it’s 2019 Holiday Gala featuring Nat Adderly Jr. on Sunday, December 8th, 2019 from 4pm to 8pm at the Rutgers Club in Piscataway, NJ. For tickets, please visit: http://jazz4pca.org To read the full...
Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?
Using high-tech tools, neuroscientists are literally reading minds to understand and increase compassion.
Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep by reducing sleep efficiency and increasing the risk of sleep-disordered breathing. Read the full article.
Stress, Plastic Additives in Late Pregnancy Raise Risk of Premature Birth
The third trimester is the “critical window” for risk, according to a study by coauthor Emily Barrett, an associate professor at Rutgers School of Public Health and the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. To read more.