Tag: National Institutes of Health
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HEALTH MATTERS: Get Rid of That Pain in Your Neck
By Seth Joseffer, MD The idiom “a pain in the neck” is a funny way of describing something that is annoying. Yet for many people, neck pain is no laughing matter. Neck pain affects one in three people annually, according to the National Institutes of Health. The pain can and range from nuisance-level to so…
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Former Merck official talks about potential COVID-19 vaccines
The former president of the Merck Vaccine Division of Merck & Co. believes that despite ramped-up efforts to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, scientists are more likely to develop anti-viral treatments first. Gordon Douglas, M.D., spoke about COVID-19 and what it takes to develop a vaccine in the May 18 episode of Princeton University’s podcast,…
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Monroe Library officials use 3D printer to make face shields for frontline heroes
MONROE – It takes approximately an hour-and-a-half to 3D print the visor portion of a face shield. Then, additional materials including plastic sheets, an elastic cord and foam are used to fully assemble the shield. That is what Steve Hrubes, Maker Studio coordinator at the Monroe Township Public Library, is doing with the library’s 3D…
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Traveling medicine exhibit comes to East Brunswick May 4
The National Institutes of Health’s traveling All of Us Precision Medicine Exhibit will visit the East Brunswick Library from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 4. Learn about the future of medicine with interactive displays, games and a virtual reality experience. There will also be children’s activities, games, free food, prizes and music.
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East Brunswick Library will be part of health institute’s ‘All of Us’ journey exhibit
EAST BRUNSWICK–The East Brunswick Public Library was selected to be one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) “All of Us” journey exhibit. As part of 40 stops on a nationwide tour, the traveling educational exhibit will be available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 4, at the library, located at 2 Jean…
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ENT and Allergy Associates welcomes Dr. Sara Axelrod
ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA) will welcome veteran allergist/immunologist Dr. Sara Axelrod on Dec. 1 to its East Brunswick office, located at B3 Cornwall Drive. Axelrod will become the newest of ENTA’s 190-plus board certified clinicians serving patients in the practice’s 42 sites throughout New York and New Jersey, and will join otolaryngologists Dr. Steven…