by William Jester | Oct 18, 2024 | Community, Covid, News
COVID and flu season is coming sooner than you might think, and getting up to date with vaccines is the best way to protect yourself in the months ahead. This year’s COVID vaccine is a little different from previous versions, not to mention that there are three...
by William Jester | Oct 17, 2024 | News
A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has found nearly all pregnant women ingest the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), which mimics estrogen in the body and hinders reproduction in some animals. Researchers from Rutgers and...
by William Jester | Oct 17, 2024 | News
Please read Dr. Aleksunes’ article in the Toxicological Sciences titled, “Fetoplacental Disposition and Toxicity of Cadmium in Mice Lacking the Bcrp Transporter.” One function of the placenta is to safeguard the fetus from exposure to toxicants. This...
by William Jester | Oct 17, 2024 | Community, News
Flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black Americans since 2010, with 43 percent of Black adults receiving the vaccine versus 51 percent of White adults in the 2022–23 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To combat...
by William Jester | Oct 16, 2024 | Community, News
Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to deliver early (before 37 weeks) compared to those with only one of those factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher. The study, which...
