A county-by-county analysis of the United States by Princeton University researchers suggests that rural counties with high populations of people over 60 and limited access to health care facilities could eventually be among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic...
Mask, eye shield, cap, gown, gloves. Evaluate patient. Remove gear. Dispose. Wash hands. Sanitize. Repeat. This has been my norm for the past two weeks for at least 20-30 patients a shift at the Emergency Department (ED) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in...
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended didactic and clinical education for PA faculty and students. But the public health nature of this crisis does present unique opportunities for our clinical year students, through innovative elective rotations helping their local...
New Jersey governor Murphy also announced the state is allocating $6 million in federal funding to Rutgers University to boost its ability to produce its rapid saliva tests from 10,000 tests a day to 50,000 tests a day within the next six to eight weeks. Expanding...
Rutgers University has launched a clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new drug that could help prevent serious illness and death in early-stage COVID-19 patients. The drug is called EDP1815. It is administered orally, and is said to be...
