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Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans.
Rutgers study of cadmium in pregnant women yields crucial insights into the placenta’s role in regulating toxin exposure
When it comes to disaster response and recovery operations, it is crucial that workers are prepared before there is an emergency, according to Rutgers researchers.
New grant money will help the Rutgers School of Public Health strengthen the public health workforce throughout New Jersey by providing 50 percent tuition scholarships to 84 students.
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Mark Robson, dean of the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies and a faculty at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has received the 2024 Friend of Thai Science Award from the Office of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation of the Royal Thai Embassy.
Rutgers School of Public Health recently celebrated the success of Expressions of Community: A Workplace Program of Mind and Body Wellness. This unique initiative, led by Michelle Ruidíaz-Santiago, executive assistant in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, and John Ciampi, administrative assistant in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, was funded by a Rutgers Health Joy at Work grant.
Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the Public Health Academy by the National Academies of Practice (NAP).
Early screening for diabetes in pregnancy is gaining attention as a strategy to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In this interview with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), Ellen Francis, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health, explores the potential of earlier screening, the evidence supporting its benefits, and what health systems need to consider when implementing.
In a commentary published in JAMA, experts at the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies have issued a call to action to head off the proliferation of nicotine pouches based on lessons learned from electronic-cigarette regulation.
An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond.
A Rutgers Health survey of LGBTQ+ individuals in New York and New Jersey reveals that cisgender men, gay individuals and full-time employees had the highest rates of vaccination for Mpox, a viral disease formerly known as monkeypox.
The number of eligible claims and the duration of leave taken increased among both women and men following a 2019 policy expansion.
Rutgers School of Public Health research found that New Jersey’s expansion of the Family Leave Insurance program in 2019 and 2020 was associated with a sharp increase in the use of family leave benefits among state residents.
Jose Guillermo "Memo" Cedeño Laurent, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has been named a 2024-2025 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate and Health Scholar.