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Measles cases seem to be slowing down in the US. What’s behind it?
About a month ago, the rate of new measles cases was accelerating at a seemingly unprecedented rate with more than 100 infections being confirmed every week. However, over the last couple of weeks, the rate of newly confirmed cases appears to be slowing. The Centers...
Rutgers-Newark Launches Institute on Improving Communities Through AI and Interdisciplinary Data Work.
Rutgers-Newark announced the launch of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), a groundbreaking effort that explores how AI and other technologies can improve healthcare, education, public safety, and other aspects of community well-being....
Here’s how the proposed deep cuts to Medicaid would affect N.J.
The bitter debate over the future of Medicaid — which serves 80 million citizens in the nation including 1.8 million from New Jersey — finally takes center stage on Tuesday, when a congressional panel will discuss changes that would eliminate at least 8.6 million...
Scientists Identify Agent of Transformation In Protein Blobs That Morph From Liquid to Solid.
An international research collaboration led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists that examined microscopic blobs of protein found in human cells has discovered that some morph from an almost honey-like substance to a hard candy-like solid. These mysterious...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Cooled New York by 3 Degrees and Trapped Air Toxicants.
When smoke from Canadian wildfires turned New York City skies apocalyptically orange in June 2023, it delivered catastrophic air quality and an unexpected side effect: cooling the New York City region by about 3 degrees Celsius. This temperature drop, called “global...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
Low Medicaid rates force N.J. pediatrician to retire after 50 years, she says.
Last year, Dr. Montrea Thomas thought she had a few more years left before she would have to retire her pediatric practice in Orange. But in a couple of weeks, the 78-year-old pediatrician, who mostly cares for low-income children, will close her office because she...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Hemler's article in JMIR Formative Research titled, "A Proposed mHealth Intervention to Address Patient Barriers to Colposcopy Attendance: Qualitative Interview Study of Clinic Staff and Patient Perspectives." Over the last few decades, the incidence...