Rutgers researchers: How Meta turned teen attention into a public health crisis.
“Every single day I was on it, all day long. I just can’t be without it.” This was the testimony of Kaley, a 20-year-old woman who, on March 25, won a landmark $6 million California jury verdict against Meta and YouTube for the harms their platforms caused her. As...
Kids under 5 are grabbing their parents’ vapes and getting sick at record levels, researchers say.
Poison control centers across the United States are seeing calls for kids ingesting discarded cigarette butts or chewing tobacco decline, but new research shows they’re grabbing vape pens instead. Rutgers Health researchers have found that while cases of traditional...
These N.J. medical schools are among some of the best in the country. See how they rank.
New Jersey is home to five of the best medical schools in the country for research or primary care, according to U.S. News & World Report. The list of 2026 Best Medical Schools uses tiers instead of traditional numeral rankings: Tier 1: 85th-99th percentile Tier...
Estrogen Patch Shortages Are Ongoing—Here’s Where to Find Them and What to Ask Your Doctor.
If you’re having a hard time getting your estrogen patch prescription filled, you’re not alone. In some parts of the country, supply of estrogen patches—one of the most popular types of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms of menopause or perimenopause—hasn’t been...
Toddlers are getting their hands on e-cigarettes and inhaling at an alarming rate, new Rutgers study shows.
A few years ago, toxicologist Diane Calello noticed a troubling trend: More parents were calling the New Jersey Poison Control Center for help after their toddler inhaled an e-cigarette vape or drank liquid nicotine. “We had several cases, and I thought, ‘Gosh, kids...
Rutgers deans: We train advanced practice nurses for N.J. Our laws send them elsewhere.
In classrooms and clinical sites across New Jersey, we are preparing a world-class generation of clinicians. As nurse educators, we provide the master’s- and doctoral-level education required for advanced practice nurses to earn licensure and certification to...
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists’ warnings.
Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children. More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been...
Princeton undergraduates build real-world skills through community health micro-internships.
Recently, five Princeton undergraduate students — Lindsay McBride, Yubi Mamiya, William Travis, Claire Kho, and Diego Segura — contributed to community initiatives while gaining practical experience through their work with New Jersey–based organizations engaged in...
Reynold Panettieri Receives the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award
We congratulate Dr. Panettieri on this prestigious honor. The award was first presented in 1994 and is given each year to a Rutgers faculty member noted for both outstanding scholarly achievement and exceptional service to the university. Dr. Panettieri will be the...
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