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How Rutgers Health and Vaccine Equity Education Coalition Ambassadors at the Boys & Girls Club of Newark Are Promoting Vaccine Equity.
Flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black Americans since 2010, with 43 percent of Black adults receiving the vaccine versus 51 percent of White adults in the 2022–23 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To combat...
Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease 7th Annual Environmental Health and Justice Summit 10/18, 9am-4pm
The 7th annual Environmental Health & Justice Summit will be on October 18th from 9-4 at the College Avenue Student Center. This event will feature information from presenters about the growing concerns regarding pollutants related to plastic in the environment...
Trial Innovation Network Virtual DIDACT Symposium
Johns Hopkins University Trial Innovation Center to host A Virtual DIDACT Symposium Join this virtual symposium highlighting contemporary methods for the efficient design and analysis of clinical trials. New tools and software will be discussed, and attendees will be...
Study Reveals Doubled Risk of Preterm Birth for IVF Pregnancies.
Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to deliver early (before 37 weeks) compared to those with only one of those factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher. The study, which...
Research Resources Workshop Series: NJ ACTS & Research Resources
Research Resources Workshop continues on Wednesday October 16th at 4 pm with Dr. Panettieri and NJ ACTS & Research Resources. NJ ACTS and Research Resources Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., M.D. Vice Chancellor for Translational Medicine and Science Zoom Webinar Link:...
Princeton Precision Health Seminar Series on 11/7 8am-5:30
Data-Driven Precision Health: Integrating Genomics, Climate, and the Environment This conference, sponsored by Princeton Precision Health, NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI), will bring together an...
A Genetic Analysis of Lyme Disease Could Improve Diagnosis and Treatment.
A genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the tick-borne ailment. By mapping the complete genetic makeup of 47 strains of Lyme disease-causing bacteria from around the world, the international team...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Kinkade's article in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology titled, "Sociodemographic and dietary predictors of maternal and placental mycoestrogen concentrations in a US pregnancy cohort." Zearalenone (ZEN) is one of the most...