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...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
Join NJ ACTS for a Seminar on Clinical Research Record Retention on 3/2 at 12
NJ ACTS presents Clinical Research Record Retention Learn about regulations and guidance for how to store and maintain clinical research documents, including resources available through Rutgers Records. presented by Steve Dalina, Director University Records...
Join NJ ACTS for a Seminar on Clinical Research Record Retention on 3/2 at 12
NJ ACTS presents Clinical Research Record Retention Learn about regulations and guidance for how to store and maintain clinical research documents, including resources available through Rutgers Records. presented by Steve Dalina, Director University Records...
CTSA Translational Impact Summit on March 2&3 (Virtual) – Register Now!
Guided by the theme “Driving Translational Science Toward Measurable Impact,” this summit convenes leaders, researchers, and partners across the CTSA consortium to advance our knowledge and shared capacity for translational impact. March 2&3 11 am - 4 pm Virtual...