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Childhood autism diagnoses are rising and New Jersey leads the nation in prevalence. One out of every 34 children in the state are affected, according to a recent report by the Centers for […]
Video games work hard to hook players. Now, the World Health Organization is saying players can actually become addicted. The W.H.O. designation may help legitimize worries about video game fans who […]
Nearly six months post-Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has been forgotten. Camera crews and journalists are no longer in sight, and efforts to help have waned. Still, groups of people from […]
A livestream is available for “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health,” a special event co-presented by Rutgers Global Health Institute and the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday, […]
The Women’s Marches and the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have reenergized the commitment to women’s rights. For decades, women scholars at Rutgers have been ardent advocates. They have seen […]
Ethnic and sexual minority males face the greatest health risks, including the shortest lives and least health care access. Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, discusses this issue during an interview broadcast by San Francisco’s community-supported KPFA 94.1 FM radio.
As part of an ongoing partnership with University of Dodoma (UD) in Tanzania, Rutgers welcomed global health leader Stephen Kibusi, RNM, MA, PhD. Kibusi is the dean of UD’s School of Nursing and Public Health and a scholar who has conducted population-based research using epidemiological approaches in evaluating public health policies.
In a blog post for Scientific American, David L. Levine, co-chair of Science Writers in New York, reviews the June 28 “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health” event that Rutgers Global Health Institute co-presented.
News 12 New Jersey interviewed Richard Marlink, director of Rutgers Global Health Institute, and Tanaya Bhowmick, assistant professor of medicine, infectious diseases, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, about the safety, efficacy, and functionality of vaccines.
Rutgers public health expert Christopher Ackerman teams up with a frog puppet to improve nutrition education in the South Bronx.