The searing, record-setting temperatures in the West and Southwest U.S. warn that extreme heat could be commonplace this summer with the initial heat waves being particularly perilous to children, the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions, according to Dr. Jennifer Caudle, of Rowan University.
The Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Family Fireworks on the Navesink to support Riverview Medical Center Foundation. This fun-filled family event will be held at the DiPiero Family home, on the picturesque Navesink River, on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
ISPOR has published its third Good Research Practices Task Force Report on preference-based methods that measure patient and other stakeholder preferences. The report appears in the June 2016 issue (Volume 19, Issue 4) of Value in Health.
New data released by Thomson Reuters' Journal Citation Reports show that Value in Health is ranked as one of the top journals in the health policy and sciences category, ranking 3rd among 74 journals in the field. . This year's data show that Value in Health's impact factor score has increased by 16.6% to 3.824. This is the third year in a row that the journal has shown double-digit growth in the percentage of improvement in its impact factor score.
The Target ALS Foundation has selected RUCDR Infinite Biologics to bank and distribute its human stem cell lines for use by ALS researchers in academia and industry worldwide.
Rutgers new supercomputer, “Caliburn,” was rated by Top 500 as #8 most powerful system among U.S. academic institutions, and #2 among Big Ten Universities.
ISPOR announced its plenary sessions and speakers for its 7th Asia-Pacific Conference that will be held 3-6 September 2016 in Singapore. The plenary sessions will explore concepts related to the conference theme—Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research in Asia-Pacific: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Direction.
Soon Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering students at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, will be able to outline many of the mazes of water lines that were buried under tiny South Jersey boroughs or sprawling North Jersey cities back when the students were sprouting their first teeth – or their great-great parents were learning to walk.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Ocean Medical Center, both part of Meridian CardioVascular Network, have received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation’s secondary prevention guidelines for patients with heart failure.
Region’s leading teaching hospital graduates 46 medical residents
Riverview Medical Center, part of Meridian CardioVascular Network, has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation’s secondary prevention guidelines for patients with heart failure.
A number of physicians at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have been named as a ‘Top Doctor for Cancer Care’ by 'Inside Jersey' magazine.
The self-proclaimed 'sports junkie' changed sports broadcasting, how the world watches television
Experts at a recent Rutgers/RWJ forum on perinatal and postpartum depression say a change is long overdue, calling for increased awareness among women and clinicians, advocacy, and systemic changes in the approach to collaborative treatment.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center has one of the largest Cardiac Surgery Programs in the state and is the only hospital with these specialized capabilities in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Led by Richard Neibart, M.D., medical director of Meridian CardioVascular Network and chief of Cardiac Surgery, the program continues to expand with the recruitment of Kourosh T. Asgarian, D.O.
Meridian Health’s annual Research Day will take place at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 14, from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Lance Auditorium.
During Meridian Health’s Annual Meeting on June 8, 2016, John Lloyd, FACHE, president and CEO of Meridian Health announced that Mrs. Carol Stillwell, president of Stillwell-Hansen, Inc., has generously pledged to donate $3 million to Riverview Medical Center’s 29,000 square foot BuildingHOPE oncology expansion project. The $3 million donation will specifically support the newly renovated infusion center, featuring 20 new infusion areas lined with floor to ceiling windows that provide patients with a tranquil view of the Navesink River. The infusion area will officially be named the Larkin-Stillwell-Hansen Infusion Center.
An effort by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey to educate pediatric cancer survivors about late effects from cancer treatment is receiving a boost from The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS) in the form of a ‘Beyond the Cure’ educational survivorship conference grant.
The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, has launched a new interactive patient care system to help educate, engage and empower patients in their care. The system helps patients and their families take an active role in their health journey, which leads to improved patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has received two national awards for its green purchasing program, adding to a long list of honors for PPPL's environmental programs.
An investigational immunotherapy drug being tested in the treatment of a rare form of skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma has been found to be well tolerated with a clinical benefit seen in up to 42 percent of patients who failed prior treatment and were observed for at least six months.
The Diabetes Self-Management program at Bayshore Community Hospital is pleased to announced that it has received re-certification from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for the fourth time for meeting the national standard. The ADA process requires the submission of an annual status report, additional documentation, as well as an unannounced inspection. Hospitals must re-apply every four years.
ISPOR announced today that CEO and Executive Director Nancy Berg has been recognized as a transformational leader by PM360’s annual ELITE award program.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Meridian CardioVascular Network, is the first hospital in New Jersey to implant the Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) – the world’s smallest pacemaker – since the device gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in April 2016.
Free event to focus on living a healthier life during and after cancer treatment.
More than 325 guests recently gathered at Eagle Oaks Country Club for Meridian Health Foundation’s inaugural BuildingHOPE Benefit to support oncology research through Meridian Cancer Care. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and attendees, proceeds from the event will offset costs so that additional oncology patients can enroll in clinical trials through Meridian Cancer Care.
Article describes winners of the 2016 Landau-Spitzer Award and the nature of their research.
As the chance of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer has risen in recent years, an investigator at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and colleagues are exploring the impact of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab on advanced disease. Updated results of their research will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Matthew Kaufman, M.D., FACS, Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, recently attended and presented at the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) National Annual Meeting at The Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In Observance of World Environment Day, the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), Rutgers University School of Public Health and the Rutgers University Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) are sponsoring a UNAI START Conference on “Our Environment & Our Health: Science and Solutions.” The conference will be held 10 am – 1 pm, 6 June 2016 at the United Nations Secretariat Building, Conference Room A.
Physicist Fatima Ebrahimi at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has for the first time performed computer simulations indicating the efficiency of a start-up technique for doughnut-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks. The simulations show that the technique, known as coaxial helicity injection (CHI), could also benefit tokamaks that use superconducting magnets.
Is a couples’ support group or an enhanced couples’ group therapy intervention with skill instruction more effective for helping women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer? Research from a Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigator and others shows each has its own benefits depending on the patient’s stress level.
Physicist Egemen Kolemen, who has dual appointments at both Princeton University and PPPL, has been awarded funding from the DOE's Early Career Research Program. The grant, covering five years and totaling almost $850,000, will support research on how to monitor and control instabilities within fusion machines known as tokamaks.
The third plenary session for ISPOR's 21st Annual International Meeting—Contemporary Regulatory and Legislative Issues in Health Outcomes Research—was held this morning in Washington, DC, USA.
With temperatures expected to climb on the first unofficial weekend of the summer, a Rowan Medicine physician says it’s time to remember that it only takes a couple minutes to protect yourself from a disfiguring and deadly disease.
Well-known physicist Ronald C. Davis, a pioneer in plasma physics, former director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and MIT's Plasma Fusion Center, and the author of four textbooks on plasma physics, died on May 19.
Coral reefs – stunning, critical habitats for an enormous array of prized fish and other species – have survived five major extinction events over the last 250 million years. Now, an international team of scientists led by Rutgers faculty has conducted the world’s most comprehensive analysis of coral genes, focusing on how their evolution has allowed corals to interact with and adapt to the environment. A second study led by Rutgers researchers with colleagues at the University of Hawaii shows – for the first time – how stony corals create their hard skeletons, using proteins as key ingredients.
The ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Workshop 23—Methodologies for Evaluating Geospatial Access in Medication Use Studies—was held this afternoon in Washington, DC, USA.
The ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Issue Panel 20—What Is the Value of Frameworks to Patients? The Case in Oncology—was held this morning in Washington, DC, USA.
The ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Issue Panel 18—Precision Medicine: The End of Outcomes Research?—was held this morning in Washington, DC, USA.
The ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Workshop 13—Patients as Partners in Research—Making It a Reality—was held this afternoon in Washington, DC, USA.
ISPOR's 21st Annual International Meeting Issue Panel 12—Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A New Paradigm in Health Care Decision Making? What Are the Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities?—was held this afternoon in Washington, DC, USA.
The second ISPOR plenary session on Making Medical Decisions in an Irrational World was held this morning at the Society’s 21st Annual International Meeting in Washington, DC, USA.
SR Instruments, a leading manufacturer of purpose-built scales for hospitals, medical facilities, and long-term care centers today announced the addition of a new stand-on scale, the SR585i, to its SR Scales product line.
ISPOR recognized its 2016 Awards Program recipients at the 21st Annual International Meeting in Washington, DC, USA. The ISPOR Awards Program is designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding technical achievement in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).
Aiming to better understand gender differences in lung cancer, a Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researcher is exploring whether radiation exposure from interventional cardiovascular procedures leads to increased risk of lung cancer in women as compared to men. The work is supported by an inaugural $400,000 LUNG FORCE Research Innovation Project award.
ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Workshop 2—Risk-Sharing Agreements for Manufacturers and Commercial Payers in the United States: How Can Theory Help Practice? Design and Aligning Incentives Are Key—was held this afternoon in Washington, DC, USA.
ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting Issue Panel 5—Use of Real-Word Evidence in Payer Decision Making: Fact or Fiction?—was held this morning in Washington, DC, USA.
The Women’s Heart Fund is hosting the 10th Annual Spring Luncheon on Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury, NJ. All members of the community are invited to attend the fundraising event and learn more about important women’s health topics through a newly introduced interactive panel discussion.
Rutgers art librarian Megan Lotts is changing the public’s perceptions of libraries – one colorful brick at a time.
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