Improving Cancer Care in Botswana: An International Partnership

Improving Cancer Care in Botswana: An International Partnership

In Botswana, a democratic nation in southern Africa with a population of about 2.3 million, a stark lack of resources exists for cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. “Cancer in Botswana is about where HIV/AIDS was over 20 years ago. It’s on the upward slope...
CNN Interview: Public Health Dean Perry Halkitis

CNN Interview: Public Health Dean Perry Halkitis

On August 3, epidemiologist and Rutgers School of Public Health dean Perry N. Halkitis appeared on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront nightly news program and talked about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in New Jersey and around the country. He said that New...
Vaccine Confronts Humanity With Next Moral Test

Vaccine Confronts Humanity With Next Moral Test

The coronavirus pandemic has stress-tested the world. Beyond challenging human fortitude, national health services and international rivalries, it has forced a series of moral choices. Many have provoked impassioned disagreement — over whether governments can force...
The COVID Drug Wars That Pitted Doctor vs Doctor

The COVID Drug Wars That Pitted Doctor vs Doctor

Mangala Narasimhan, an intensive-care-unit doctor, started feeling impatient soon after the start of a meeting she attended at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on May 13. She wanted to get back to the unit, but instead she was sitting in a conference room with about...
How Safe Is It to Go to the Dentist?

How Safe Is It to Go to the Dentist?

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine dean discusses safety measures dentists have taken since reopening practices. Although dentist offices have made changes to prevent coronavirus transmission since reopening, some patients are still apprehensive about making an...