An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond. When two children died from asthma-related complications at the same Newark, N.J., school in 2016 and 2019, caregivers wanted...
Please read Dr. Schmitz’s article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, “Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children’s behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort.” Maternal depression has been linked to...
Benzene seems to have cropped up everywhere in recent years. First, it was hand sanitizers with “unacceptable levels” of the carcinogen. Then there were recalls of antifungal foot sprays and alarming reports of tainted deodorants, dry shampoos and sunscreens. Some of...
Rutgers School of Public Health research found that New Jersey’s expansion of the Family Leave Insurance program in 2019 and 2020 was associated with a sharp increase in the use of family leave benefits among state residents. Both the number of eligible claims and the...
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
