by William Jester | Aug 10, 2024 | Community, News
A new Rutgers Global Health Institute study is investigating vaccine hesitancy in Alaska and contributing to solutions in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. It is widely understood that racial and ethnic minorities and underserved...
by William Jester | Aug 9, 2024 | Community, News
In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the pervasive issue of PFAS contamination in drinking water, a research team at New Jersey Institute of Technology has received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Desalination and Water Purification Research program....
by William Jester | Aug 8, 2024 | Community, News
A fungal toxin that hinders animal fertility and fetal development may also disrupt human sex hormones in pregnancy, according to a Rutgers Health study. Zearalenone (ZEN), which contaminates cereal grains, meats and processed foods worldwide, is so structurally like...
by William Jester | Aug 7, 2024 | Community, News
An analysis of medical records from 1,765 older adults shows that patients with at least 21 teeth were more likely to maintain a healthy body weight than patients with fewer teeth, according to a Rutgers Health study. Each additional missing tooth correlated with a 2...
by William Jester | Aug 6, 2024 | Community, News
Targeted blood tests, asking patients about risk factors, and dose modifications can lessen the risk of potentially fatal reactions to antiseizure medications that millions of Americans take for epilepsy and other conditions. However, skin reactions in newly medicated...
