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School Nurses May Be Crucial to Reducing Childhood Obesity.
School nurses do much more than bandage scraped knees and take temperatures. A Rutgers study, published in the journal Pediatric Nursing, suggests they also may play a key role in reducing childhood obesity. Elaine Elliott, a school nurse in Newark, teamed up with...
Celebrating the largest higher education merger in U.S. history.
When Tesla began supplying ventilators to New Jersey hospitals three years ago to fight COVID-19, many thanked the carmaker for its generosity. Left unsaid was what it took to make some of those machines compatible with New Jersey equipment. Connecting donated...
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For Type 2 Diabetics Who Exercise, Some Approaches Are Better Than Others.
An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities – and their timing – are extremely good for people’s health. The study, published in The American Journal of...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Jimenez's article in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics titled, "Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Family Literacy Program in an Under-Resourced Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic." One-third of US children ages 0 to...
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People Are Falsely Denying Firearm Ownership, and It’s Not Who You Might Think.
In a study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, researchers found that based on their answers to a variety of other questions, a group of individuals appeared as though they might be falsely denying firearm ownership when directly asked by...
How Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness. The most recent statistics show a substantial increase in call volume, with nearly 160,000 more...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Peck's article in the Journal of Surgical Research titled, "Decreased Emergency Cholecystectomy and Case Fatality Rate, Not Explained by Expansion of Medicaid." Cholecystectomy for diagnosed symptomatic gallstone disease is the most frequently...
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A Generous Gift for the Future of Aging.
America’s population above the age of 65 is forecast to expand dramatically over the next three decades. Predictions are that this demographic will almost double from 46 million to 90 million by 2050. The number of often hard-to-fill openings in the health care field...