by William Jester | Oct 25, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
As more New Jersey school districts face COVID-19 outbreaks and some are forced to stop in-person classes, many health care experts worry about what to expect as we head into the flu season. Pediatrician Lawrence Kleinman, professor, vice chair for academic...
by William Jester | Oct 24, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, health care experts have been urging Americans to get vaccinated against influenza during the 2020-2021 flu season, to prevent a “twindemic,” overlapping epidemics of the flu and COVID-19, which could overwhelm hospitals and...
by William Jester | Oct 23, 2020 | Community, News
In the bewildering days after Superstorm Sandy roiled the Eastern seaboard in October 2012, shredding coastal communities with hurricane-force winds and once-in-a-generation flooding, Ana Baptista ventured into the Ironbound, an industrial neighborhood of...
by William Jester | Oct 22, 2020 | Community, News
In this election season, the value of science, its methods, and results are increasingly questioned by many political leaders and some segments of the public. We’ve all collectively benefited from the many scientific advancements over the years, so why are there...
by William Jester | Oct 21, 2020 | News
A Rutgers-led study made possible by a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health aims to launch outreach campaigns, and eventually expand COVID-19 testing capacity in New Jersey communities identified as particularly vulnerable to the virus and its...
