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Remote work was a boon for people for disabilities. What happens as employers pull back?
On his first day back in office last month, President Donald Trump ordered federal employees to return to their offices, joining the likes of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Dell among private sector companies seeking to cut back or end the work-from-home trend. In a Jan....
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives titled, "Repurposing FDA-approved drugs to treat chemical weapon toxicities: Interactive case studies for trainees." Disaster preparedness and response are necessary to ensure the health...
3D Wound Tracking System Wins Best Innovation Award at Health Care Technology Conference.
A new 360-degree perspective on wound care has already attracted attention from the health care industry, and Assistant Professor Salam Daher and Dahlia Musa Ph.D. ’25 from NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing have a goal to further develop a 3D graphics simulation...
Join the NJ ACTS Genetically informed Research, Education, And Treatment (GREAT) Core for a Guest Seminar tomorrow at 11 am
Disentangling the genetics of comorbid substance use and depression with Emily Hartwell, PhD Philadelphia VA Medical Center University of Pennsylvania February 28 11 - 12 pm Hybrid Event University Behavioral Health Care, North D203 Piscataway or on Zoom If you would...
Tuberculosis is making a comeback, experts warn. Why N.J. is at a higher risk.
Tuberculosis, thought to be a disease of the past, is on the rise across the country and in New Jersey. In January, public health officials in the Kansas City metro area raised alarm about an outbreak of tuberculosis leading to 67 active cases of TB disease, two...
Rutgers Center for Recovery and Wellbeing Dedicated in Plainfield.
Each year since 2021, more than 3,000 New Jerseyans – eight people per day on average – have died from unintentional overdoses. For those trying to escape this cycle, inpatient withdrawal management, more commonly referred to as “detox,” is often their best hope. But...
The partnership that drives America’s leadership in medical discovery: How it works and what’s at stake
For more than seven decades, Princeton and other leading research universities have played an integral role in building and strengthening America’s research system into the envy of the world — a collaborative effort that advances human health, strengthens national...
How Women Can Reduce HIV Risk.
People at risk for contracting HIV from sex can reduce their risk of infection by up to 99% when they take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an antiretroviral medication, as directed. However, most women either don’t know about the medication or don’t think it is...