Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable
Data compiled by the CDC highlights multiple weaknesses in the system of care for new mothers, from obstetricians who are not trained (or paid) to look for signs of mental trouble or addiction, to policies that strip women of health coverage shortly after they give...
Outpatient Visits Are Critical to Success of Treating Opioid-Use Disorder, Researchers Find.
People with opioid-use disorder who enter treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose or death if they engage in less than two outpatient visits in their first month of care, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers researchers. The study, published in The American...
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New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Roy's article in the American Journal of Epidemiology titled, "The Future of Causal Inference." Over the past few decades there have been major achievements in the development of causal inference theory and methods and in a range of applications....
New Drug Is Found Effective for Treating Complicated Urinary Tract Infections.
An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections. Describing the results in...
Clinics offer free vasectomies, citing a surge in demand.
Denny Dalliance had long worried about what would happen if he fathered a child because his job as a truck driver keeps him away from home most of the week. But after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the 31-year-old Independence, Missouri, man...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Bateman's article in Orthopedics titled, "Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lateral Trochanteric Pain After Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty." Lateral trochanteric pain (LTP) is a common complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA)....
Epigenetic Changes Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Differ in Men and Women.
The epigenetic changes linked to Parkinson’s disease – a nervous system disorder that afflicts nearly 1 million Americans – are different in men and women, according to a new Rutgers study published in NPJ Parkinson’s Disease. In a postmortem analysis of brain...
COVID-19 Testing Kits Also Can Measure Oral Microbiome in Saliva.
COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth, a Rutgers study found. This enables study of the relationship between mouth and lung microbes and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that may allow for the...
From Lab to Jab: Rutgers–Camden Toxicologist Offers Confidence Booster for Unvaccinated Americans.
Just in the nick of time for the holidays, as families prepare to gather again in record numbers, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel unanimously endorsed Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shots for all adults. However, nearly 1 in 5 people in...