An N.J. medical expert warns of the rise of superbugs.

As an infectious diseases doctor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, I’ve been watching the spread of Candida auris with great concern. This fungus can cause serious infection, pain, suffering, and even death — and people with weak immune systems are at...

Why asthma treatment doesn’t work for everybody.

Reporting in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists say two different so-called growth factors—naturally occurring substances that stimulate cell proliferation—activate in the airways of severe asthma patients as they inhale corticosteroids used as an...

Substances Other Than Alcohol, Like Cannabis, Can Impair Driving.

With the recent legalization of marijuana sales in New Jersey, poison control experts are reminding drivers that legal medicines and substances such as cannabis can make driving unsafe. “It’s widely known that alcohol use affects a person’s ability to drive, but many...