NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: New research funded by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, explores the dynamics of race, ethnicity, and gender on political perceptions in the United States. Two research briefs from scholars supported by our CAWP Research Grants examine the unique challenges that women of  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 15 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Cooper University Health Care's Center for Innovation has received a $100,000 grant from the Foundation for Health Advancement (FHA) to study and develop a new body cavity evacuator used to drain fluid from the pleural space of the lungs. The novel device, invented and developed by Cooper thoracic surgeon David Shersher, MD, FACS, and Cooper pulmonologist Wissam Abouzgheib, MD, has the potential to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 16 -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society issued the following news: Saint Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN), has been recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient, making it one of only three healthcare organizations to earn the distinguished award three times. Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, SLUHN is a non-profit network of 12 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient sites serving the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania and western New Jers  more

MILLVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 15 -- Inspira Health, a health care provider, delivering continuum of primary, acute and advanced care services, issued the following news release: The New Jersey Department of Health has recognized Inspira Health for the fourth straight year as a Gold Steward in its Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program. The award highlights Inspira's commitment to improve antibiotic use, advance patient safety and improve outcomes. By adopting best practices for assessing o  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * In a case challenging a trial court's denial of an in-person interpreter for a Kaqchikel speaker in a jury trial, State of New Jersey v. Juracan-Juracan, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the trial court's order to proceed with remote interpretation instead of in-person interpretation. The Supreme Court held that in criminal jury trials, there is a presumption of in-person interpreta  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 15 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH, as director of Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation Northern Regions at New Jersey's leading cancer program and only National Cancer Institute (NCI)- Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Phillips is also an associate professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medic  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), together with other collaborating groups, have discovered the first lipid vascular 'ZIP code' in the lungs. Getting a drug to where it is needed in the human body is critical for successfully treating diseases including cancer and avoiding toxic side-effects, but it remains a major cha  more