New Jersey bans some products with toxic PFAS chemicals. Here’s what to know.
Toxic PFAS chemicals have tainted water, air and soil in the U.S. for decades. The so-called “forever” chemicals don’t break down naturally in the environment and can remain in the human bloodstream for years. New Jersey lawmakers have taken action to reduce one...
How a Simple Dietary Change May Slow Liver Cancer in At-Risk Patients.
People with compromised liver function may be able to reduce their risk of liver cancer or slow its progression with a simple dietary change: eating less protein. A Rutgers-led study in Science Advances found low-protein diets slowed liver tumor growth and cancer...
Join NJ ACTS Clinical Research Management Collaborative Series on 3/31 from 12-1:30
Uterine Fibroids Webinar – Eliminating Barriers to Research and Care Advancing awareness, addressing disparities, and empowering patients through education to improve research participation and access to care. This session will explore critical challenges surrounding...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
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...
Everything to know about Nipah virus amid cases being detected in India.
Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. So far, just two cases have been confirmed among 25-year-old nurses, a woman and a man, in West Bengal, according to...
New Vaccine Recommendations.
There’s a lot of conversation, and confusion, right now around childhood vaccinations, and for many parents, it can feel overwhelming to sort through what’s changing and what it actually means for their family. Joining us this morning is Margaret Quinn, Dr. of Nursing...
A trio of respiratory viruses is sending people to the hospital in N.J.
It’s that time of year again when New Jersey hospitals are seeing an increase in admissions associated with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Since the week ending Oct. 25, hospitalizations associated with these respiratory viruses have increased, according to the state’s...
He made his brothers get their arteries checked. Each had advanced heart disease.
Kevin Murray knows the importance of cardiac health firsthand. The Tampa dad nearly died from an undiagnosed heart condition and needed to undergo emergency bypass surgery in 2003. Murray, now 72, survived the experience, and he said it shaped the rest of his...
Yibin Kang’s team identifies new path to potential cancer treatments.
For years, scientists have puzzled over the paradoxical relationship between cancer and retinoids, the metabolites that animals and people produce when their bodies break down vitamin A. About 40 years ago, a leukemia patient was cured with a combination of arsenic...
Why a Life-Threatening Sedative Is Being Prescribed More Often for Seniors.
When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to treat this frightening and potentially dangerous behavior. Antipsychotic medications are often resorted to with such patients, contributing to...