by William Jester | Aug 14, 2024 | Community, Covid, News
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have risen steadily since June in New Jersey, outpacing last summer’s numbers and reflecting a nationwide trend, state data shows. But serious cases remain low in the state despite the increase in transmission. The number of COVID...
by William Jester | Aug 10, 2024 | Community, News
A new Rutgers Global Health Institute study is investigating vaccine hesitancy in Alaska and contributing to solutions in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. It is widely understood that racial and ethnic minorities and underserved...
by William Jester | Aug 9, 2024 | Community, News
In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the pervasive issue of PFAS contamination in drinking water, a research team at New Jersey Institute of Technology has received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Desalination and Water Purification Research program....
by William Jester | Aug 8, 2024 | Community, News
A fungal toxin that hinders animal fertility and fetal development may also disrupt human sex hormones in pregnancy, according to a Rutgers Health study. Zearalenone (ZEN), which contaminates cereal grains, meats and processed foods worldwide, is so structurally like...
by William Jester | Aug 7, 2024 | Community, News
An analysis of medical records from 1,765 older adults shows that patients with at least 21 teeth were more likely to maintain a healthy body weight than patients with fewer teeth, according to a Rutgers Health study. Each additional missing tooth correlated with a 2...
