We’ve been encouraged to wear masks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly to protect the people around us from inhaling the tiny pieces of airborne virus that could fly out of our mouths and noses, sometimes before we even realize we’re sick. But...
Hospitals working to help staff who struggled with anxiety, racism, fear while pandemic raged While COVID-19 cases have declined significantly in recent months, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of nurses and other frontline providers. A Rutgers...
Rutgers scientists have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health officials tracking the disease and physicians treating infected...
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...
