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Bilingual Rutgers Surgeon Combats Disparities in Breast Cancer Care
About 10 percent of adults in the United States have limited fluency in English, leading to a myriad of health-related challenges. Find out how Adriana Suarez-Ligon, a surgical oncologist with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is working to shed light on the need to...
New Rutgers Optimizes Innovation Program to integrate university strengths in biomedical sciences and expertise in research commercialization.
The new Rutgers Optimizes Innovation Program brings together the university’s strengths in the biomedical/bioengineering sciences and the expertise of its Research Commercialization team to guide innovators through the commercialization process. Learn more.
Mindfulness May Reduce Opioid Cravings
Mindfulness-based interventions, combined with medication, could help people dependent on opioids increase their self-awareness and self-control over cravings, according to a new study coauthored by researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Supporting a Better Way to Manufacture Pharmaceuticals
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., introduced bipartisan legislation this week that would allow designated universities, including Rutgers, to partner with the Food and Drug Administration and industry to further develop and implement a faster, more efficient...
An American Epidemic
Gun violence is a growing public health threat in the United States. Traumatized victims and communities need support and solutions. New Jersey’s Center on Gun Violence Research at Rutgers answers the call. Read the story in Rutgers Magazine for more on the...
Specialists May Overestimate Severe Asthma Control.
Read Dr. Panettieri’s article in MD Magazine titled, Specialists May Overestimate Severe Asthma Control.
Rutgers Receives $4M as New Hub Under NIH REACH Program to Accelerate Development of Biomedical Technologies
Rutgers was selected as one of five new hubs under the National Institutes of Health's Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) program to speed up the translation of biomedical discoveries into commercially viable diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and...
The Link Between Poverty and Poor Sleep for Children
The Rutgers School of Nursing study looked at the sleeping patterns of 32 African-American and other ethnically diverse women and their children who were enrolled in a program for families at or below the poverty line in Newark. Read about the findings and...