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‘People will die based on these decisions’: Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of HIV studies.
At the end of last week, Dr. Colleen Kelley said she was getting texts about every 10 minutes from colleagues whose HIV-related research grants were being terminated by the federal government. “This is just pure chaos and insanity,” said Kelley, chair of the HIV...
Don’t destroy scientific research grant review.
The Trump administration’s blocking of new grant awards via the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has the potential to be a life and death decision. The fact is federal grants underlie U.S. leadership in disease research and STEM, and it’s essential that everyone...
Founding partners unveil NJ AI Hub as center for innovation.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy joined Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber and representatives from Microsoft, CoreWeave, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to officially open the NJ AI Hub, a state-of-the-art, flexible space...
A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way.
Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who we are has dominated the human sciences. Do genes determine our destiny, as the hereditarians would say? Or do we enter the world as blank slates, formed...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Reichman's article in the Journal of Pediatrics titled, "Trends and Patterns in United States Pediatric Care Coordination, 2016-2022." Health care coordination (CC), broadly defined as the organization of patient care activities to facilitate...
New Jersey bill looks to give easier access to mental health drugs
Next week in Trenton, lawmakers will discuss a bill that will make it easier for patients with serious mental illnesses like PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and others to get the medicine they need – by requiring prescription drug coverage without prior...
Meet the policy shop dedicated to a healthier New Jersey
For more than 25 years, the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy has translated data and research into action, creating an enduring impact on New Jersey’s public health landscape. Read the Full Article
How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
The FDA’s restraints on food ingredients are limited and relatively feeble, especially compared with those in Europe, a KFF Health News examination found. There are at least 950 substances in our food that are not permitted in Europe, according to one expert’s...