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Matthew Desmond’s Princeton course ‘Poverty, by America’ field-tests promising solutions in collaboration with community partners.
“Why is there so much poverty in America, and what can we do about?” Last spring, Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” retooled a large lecture course he had been teaching, to coincide with the...
This is what actually happens to body fat when you lose weight.
If you’ve decided to lose weight, or you're trying to bulk up and lean out, you probably have some—okay, a lot—of questions about what happens next. In the mix: How does fat leave the body? Like, does it magically disappear into the air? Is there a super complicated...
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Drinking Water Will Be Safer Under New Federal Limits on Forever Chemicals.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced new federal rules requiring water companies to reduce the amount of so-called forever chemicals – which have been linked to increase cancer risk and other illnesses – in drinking water nationwide. Robert Laumbach,...
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PharmD/MD Program Celebrates 10 Years of Innovative Health Education.
The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School mark 10 years of the pharmacy and medicine dual degree program, the only such program in the nation. So far, the rigorous course of study has produced 21 graduates who have completed or are...
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Mindfulness Training Enhances Opioid Addiction Treatment.
Supplementing standard opioid addiction treatment with Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) — an intervention that incorporates mindfulness training, savoring skills, and cognitive reappraisal — cuts program dropout rates by 59 percent and relapses by 42...
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As Federal Menthol Ban Languishes, Black Smokers Are Left to the Mercy of Marketers.
After decades of deception, Black adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are often unaware of the deceitful ways tobacco companies market their products to them, according to a Rutgers study. “Evidence shows that the tobacco industry engages in predatory marketing...
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Death After Giving Birth.
Rutgers Health researchers have found that hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are strongly associated with fatal cardiovascular disease for up to a year after birth. Among the hypertensive disorders that cause dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy —...
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Mental Health First-Aid Training May Enhance Mental Health Support in Prison Settings.
According to Rutgers Health researchers, training correctional officers in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) for adults, a 7.5-hour national education program from the National Council of Mental Wellbeing, may help provide them with the necessary skills to effectively...