Brain-Wave Data and Hearing Test May Help Diagnose Autism Earlier.

Brain-Wave Data and Hearing Test May Help Diagnose Autism Earlier.

Brain-wave data collected during a hearing test routinely given to newborns could help clinicians spot neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism in early infancy, according to a new Rutgers-led study. Researchers found that newborns who later received an autism...
Student-Run Health Clinic Emphasizes Socially Conscious Care.

Student-Run Health Clinic Emphasizes Socially Conscious Care.

On the Newark campus of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, a health clinic run by medical students has been changing lives—and no doubt saving them—for more than 50 years. The Student Family Health Care Center serves the severely underserved: city residents who...
Time to Step Up and Fight Cancer in Africa.

Time to Step Up and Fight Cancer in Africa.

Cancer kills nearly 10 million people a year, but the risk of dying from cancer varies greatly depending on where in the world you live. About 70% of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries – and the disparity is worsening. A Lancet Oncology Commission...