Life in the big city can break hearts — but living in the concrete jungle also can dramatically increase your risk of suffering a literal heart attack, a new study out of Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has revealed. One in 20 heart attacks occurring in...
Please read Dr. Martin’s article in the JAMA Network Open titled, “Characteristics, Outcomes, and Severity Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children in the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative.” As of January 2022, SARS-CoV-2...
Rutgers researchers made a startling discovery when the pandemic curtailed routine medical visits: Going virtual to test cutting-edge therapies reached more diverse patients. Clinical trials test the effectiveness and safety of new medications or devices. Yet the vast...
Medical facilities across New Jersey and the U.S. are eager — and even desperate — for more nurses. It’s a problem long in the making and pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left medical workers burned out and traumatized after two harrowing...
Despite all the talk of returning to normalcy, covid is still a global public health emergency. Some countries are seeing a spike in cases even as they’ve fallen in the United States. So time for Congress to confront the next big challenge of this pandemic:...