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Rutgers Center for Recovery & Wellbeing Begins Outpatient Services in Plainfield, Bringing Compassionate Care and Community Healing.
Since April 2025, the Rutgers Center for Recovery & Wellbeing (RCRW), located in the heart of Plainfield, has been steadily offering outpatient (OP) services to adults seeking recovery from substance use and co-occurring behavioral health conditions. OP care...
Researchers Target Alzheimer’s Risk and Resilience Among Brazilian Immigrants.
Researchers at the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute have launched the Brazilian Aging in New York–New Jersey Study – one of the first United States–based studies to investigate aging and brain...
Publicly Insured Patients with Opioid Addiction Are Less Likely to Receive Treatment Services.
As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive behavioral health care services less often than those with other types...
University Hospital, in Partnership With Rutgers Health, Launches First Phase of Major Redevelopment to Expand Health Care Access in Newark.
University Hospital, in partnership with Rutgers University, began the long-anticipated redevelopment of its Newark health campus on July 1, with construction of the new Administrative and Clinical Facility building, known as the ADMB, which will include parking at...
New Jersey Makes Progress in Reducing Unnecessary Cesarean Deliveries and Supporting Maternal Health.
Researchers with the Rutgers School of Public Health found that New Jersey reduced low-risk Cesarean deliveries, bringing it closer to meeting the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ target of 23.6%. Highlighting the importance of the Nurture NJ...
Patient Receives Lifesaving Urological Repair with the Help of a Robot.
Thirteen years of complications ended with a three-centimeter robotic incision for “Bob,” now 51 years old, thanks to urologists with the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. In 2011, a gunshot to his abdomen required major surgery at another institution. The bullet...
Faculty Workshop in Mentoring Biomedical Grad Students and Postdocs 9/26, 10am-12pm
The NIH requires faculty to be trained in how to mentor PhD students and postdocs. • Even faculty who have mentored dozens of graduate students and postdocs can improve their skills in mentoring. • Lessons and interactive case studies will be from the Center for the...
Researchers Examine the Impact of Mycoestrogen Exposure on Birth Outcomes.
Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans, according to Rutgers Health researchers. One such mycotoxin is zearalenone, a compound...