Medicaid Crucial In Battling Opioid Epidemic.
Medicaid serves a key role in helping opioid addicts get the treatment they need, a new study says. Prescription rates for the anti-opioid medication buprenorphine increased more than 27% in states that expanded Medicaid between 2018 and 2024, researchers reported in...
What do RFK Jr’s vaccine moves mean in NJ?
A newly-assembled CDC advisory committee, handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., spent two chaotic days debating federal public health strategies before voting to change some vaccine protocols for both COVID-19 and a combination...
Jon Cohen and Dan Notterman Join Office of the Dean for Research as Advisors.
The Office of the Dean for Research (ODFR) welcomed two new advisors: Jonathan Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., joined July 1 as senior advisor for computing and data and Daniel A. Notterman, M.D., is vice dean for biomedical and clinical research, effective September 1. “The...
Scientists are developing a new weight loss drug with fewer side effects than other GLP-1s.
We've all heard about the uncomfortable side effects that come with taking GLP-1 medications: upset stomach, constipation, nausea, hair loss... The list goes on. But researchers are hard at work on a new class of weight loss medication that promises to combat obesity...
Does cannabis affect your fertility?
For many women, fertility can be a frustrating and stressful journey filled with unanswered questions. Some turn to cannabis to help deal with the stress, but now, a new study hints that the drug might actually make fertility issues worse. “Some people might think...
Smokers Turning To Nicotine Pouches To Help Them Quit, Study Suggests.
Nicotine pouches might be helping tobacco users quit smoking and vaping, a new study says. The pouches — sold under brand names like Velo and Zyn — can’t be marketed as smoking cessation aids like nicotine patches, gums or lozenges, researchers said. But it appears...
NJ ACTS Clinical Research Coordination Badge October Cohort Now Open!
Interested in an Entry-level Position as a Study Coordinator? The Rutgers School of Health Professions in collaboration with the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Sciences (NJ ACTS) developed a 6-week academic badge especially designed...
Pocket Ultrasound Reduces Hospital Stays for Patients with Shortness of Breath.
When hospitalized patients struggle to breathe, doctors typically reach for their stethoscopes, but results from a Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health clinical study in JAMA Network Open suggest they should diagnose the problem with portable ultrasounds instead....
Researchers Find Medicaid Is Crucial to Access Treatment for Opioid Addiction.
Medicaid plays a key role for giving people with opioid-use disorder access to treatment, according to a Rutgers Health study. Progress in life-saving treatment for opioid-use disorder with the medication has stalled in the past several years, according to a Rutgers...
New Charts for Artery Stiffness Could Flag Heart Risk Long Before Symptoms.
An international team has created the first comprehensive reference measurements for blood vessel stiffness in healthy young people, a step that could give pediatric and adolescent clinics a multidecade head start in spotting and treating cardiovascular disease risk....