New NJACTS Publication

Please read Dr. Jarrin’s article in Medical Care Research and Review titled, “Beyond Black and White: Mapping Misclassification of Medicare Beneficiaries Race and Ethnicity.” Racial and ethnic disparities in health care quality and access in the...

Certain Mouthwashes Might Stop COVID-19 Virus Transmission

Researchers at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine have found evidence that two types of mouthwash disrupt the COVID-19 virus under laboratory conditions, preventing it from replicating in a human cell. The study, published in the journal Pathogens, found that Listerine...
Rutgers’ new COVID-19 rapid test can identify variants

Rutgers’ new COVID-19 rapid test can identify variants

Researchers at Rutgers University have created a rapid COVID-19 test that can detect emerging coronavirus variants. Co-researcher Dr. David Alland says the test operates just like a regular COVID-19 PCR test, but instead of just detecting the presence of the virus, it...