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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · 1d

Director of IFH's Center for Healthy Aging, Dr. William Hu, comments on racial disparities in the accuracy of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease in @sciam.bsky.social ↓
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A Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer’s Early—But It’s Complicated

A new generation of Alzheimer’s blood tests could speed up diagnosis and access to care—but they also raise thorny questions about prediction, treatment and uncertainty

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · 20d

📢 The Center for Health Services Research at Rutgers IFH is hiring! We’re seeking an exceptional health services researcher to join our multidisciplinary team.

Apply now to advance impactful work in policy & health care delivery: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · 23d

IFH is thrilled to welcome informatics expert Dr. Leslie Lenert to @rutgersu.bsky.social @rutgershealth.org as the new director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health AI.

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Rutgers Names Director of Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health Artificial Intelligence at Institute for Health

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · 28d

In a @healthaffairs.bsky.social published study, @rutgershealth.org researchers led by IFH's Stephen Crystal find that Medicaid plays a key role in helping people access treatment for opioid-use disorder.

Learn more about the national and state-by-state trends:
www.rutgers.edu/news/researc...

Researchers Find Medicaid Is Crucial to Access Treatment for Opioid Addiction

State-level trends shed light on the impact of federal policies on medication prescription, according to a Rutgers study.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Aug 28

On Weds., September 3 at 1pm, join @healthaffairs.bsky.social for a virtual event where authors from their special issue including IFH's Stephen Crystal will discuss their research on the opioid crisis in America.

Register to attend: www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

Insights About The Opioid Crisis | Health Affairs Event

Join Health Affairs September 3 for a virtual event discussing research, insights, data, and takeaways from <em>Health Affairs’</em> September theme issue on opioids.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Aug 13

Joel Cantor @rutgerscshp.bsky.social @bloustein.rutgers.edu talks to @whyy.org about the growing issue of housing instability in New Jersey and the resources needed to make improvements.
whyy.org/articles/cam...

Camden and Atlantic City health systems are offering affordable housing

Housing instability is driving ER visits and chronic illness. South Jersey health systems are stepping in with housing support and policy partnerships.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Aug 6

@rutgershealth.org researchers sought to understand the risk factors of memory decline in older Chinese Americans.

New research led by @michellechenphd.bsky.social found that internalizing stress may be a factor leading to cognitive decline in this population.

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Internalizing Stress May Lead to Cognitive Decline in Older Chinese Americans

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jul 30

Researchers including Soko Setoguchi of IFH & @rwjms.bsky.social discuss how certain medications can change how people's bodies manage heat.

Learn how to prepare for & manage heat risk during the summer heat via @npr.org

www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

Why certain medications can increase your risk in the heat

Some medicines affect your ability to sweat, stay hydrated, or even to notice if you're overheating. Doctors say keep taking them, but make sure to keep yourself cool.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jul 28

In a recent @njpolicylab.bsky.social blog, members of the Center for Health Services Research write about the importance of equitable access to medication for opioid-use disorder in NJ emergency departments ↴
policylab.rutgers.edu/publication/...

Who Is Receiving Emergency Department Buprenorphine in New Jersey? - New Jersey State Policy Lab

Emergency departments (EDs) may be the primary, and sometimes only, connection to the healthcare system for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) or opioid overdose,[1] making them important sites in ...

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congratulations to IFH pharmacoepi researcher, Dr. Daniel Horton, who was awarded a CARRA-Arthritis Foundation grant to support his research on juvenile idiopathic arthritis medication prescribing!

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Arthritis Foundation and CARRA Increase Support for Pediatric Rheumatology Research by Awarding $2 Million in Grants

/PRNewswire/ -- In response to changes in the federal funding environment, the Arthritis Foundation and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research...

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jul 10

Reminder! The submission deadline for IFH Data Core's Pilot Program is Monday, July 14.

The program invites proposals from @rutgersu.bsky.social @njit.bsky.social & Princeton faculty or trainees to leverage our data to address health challenges.

Learn more: ifhcore.rutgers.edu/rfa

Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jun 4

IFH's Data Core announces its Pilot Program RFA: inviting proposals for innovative pilot studies that leverage our electronic healthcare data or survey data to address challenges in public health, health systems, patient care, and/or pop health.

Visit: ifhcore.rutgers.edu/rfa

Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jul 3

Patients & physicians should be cautious when reviewing blood biomarker test results for Alzheimer's disease - as recent research led by IFH's Dr. William Hu reveals that these tests may be less reliable for Black patients than other ethnic and racial groups.

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Study: Alzheimer’s blood biomarker tests less reliable in some populations

Recent research revealed that blood biomarker tests for Alzheimer’s disease are less reliable for Black patients than for other groups.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jun 16

Center for Pharmacoepidemiology & Treatment Science researcher Monica D'Arcy led research on risks of lung cancer for those who have never smoked, pointing to long-standing inflammatory disorders as risk contributors.

Learn more in Physician's Weekly: www.physiciansweekly.com/copd-gerd-ti...

COPD, GERD Tied to Elevated Lung Cancer Risk Among Never-Smokers - Physician's Weekly

Long-standing inflammatory disorders, including COPD and GERD, signal heightened risk for lung cancer among never-smokers, according to research.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jun 12

Researchers in IFH's Center for Pharmacoepidemiology & Treatment Science, Chintan Dave & Gloria Ho, led new research offering evidence supporting the cardiac safety of lamotrigine, a popular seizure medication.

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Rutgers Health Researchers Challenge FDA Warning on Common Epilepsy Drug

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jun 9

IFH researcher @annnguyen4.bsky.social @rutgerscshp.bsky.social coauthored an article in @milbankfund.bsky.social on the state of behavioral health care & what policymakers & health care systems can do to better integrate behavioral health care into primary care.
www.milbank.org/2025/05/inte...

Integrated Behavioral Health Works and Saves Money. Why Aren’t We Doing It? | Milbank Memorial Fund

Integrated care functions as a treatment and prevention strategy, where healthy behaviors are established well before they turn into complex, expensive chronic conditions.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Jun 4

IFH's Data Core announces its Pilot Program RFA: inviting proposals for innovative pilot studies that leverage our electronic healthcare data or survey data to address challenges in public health, health systems, patient care, and/or pop health.

Visit: ifhcore.rutgers.edu/rfa

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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · May 30

Today we’re sharing a #FindingsFriday insight from a study co-authored by CSHP / @rutgersifh.bsky.social Assistant Research Professor Ann Nguyen.

The study explores how patient-provider #communication is impacted by #loneliness and isolation among #Medicare beneficiaries: go.rutgers.edu/9lxy9tiv

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · May 28

"It’s truly extending the quality of life for a longer period of time.”

In the latest @rwjbarnabashealth.bsky.social Healthy Together magazine, Dr. William Hu talks about Leqembi - a new drug with the potential to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
www.rwjbh.org/blog/2025/ma...

A First: Slowing Alzheimer's Disease | RWJBarnabas Health NJ

Alzheimer’s disease continues to affect millions of lives, but recent advances in research and treatment are offering new hope for patients and their families.

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Senator Andrew Zwicker @andrewzwicker.bsky.social · May 14

With the leadership of @rutgersifh.bsky.social and their world-class team of researchers, New Jersey is on the cutting edge of using AI to achieve breakthroughs in healthcare and biomedicine.

I'm proud to continue supporting their work in developing the next generation of lifesaving healthcare.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · May 13

IFH member Zeeshan Ahmed discussing artificial intelligence & machine learning approaches to discovering biomarkers & predicting diseases @ the Rutgers Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health AI symposium today in New Brunswick. @rutgershealth.org @rwjms.bsky.social

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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · Apr 22

CSHP / @rutgersifh.bsky.social Assistant Research Professor Ann Nguyen is quoted in this article from @njspotlightnews.org highlighting the groundbreaking rule change soon to be adopted by #NewJersey regulators to greatly expand access to outpatient #integratedcare: go.rutgers.edu/8d3ctldw

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HCPLive @hcplivenews.bsky.social · Apr 26

What’s the cost of early antibiotic use?
New study, led by Daniel Horton, MD, @rutgersifh, links frequent prescriptions before age 2 to a greater asthma & allergy risk later in life—possibly tied to gut microbiome disruption.

www.hcplive.com/view...

Antibiotic Use In Infants Linked to Greater Asthma, Allergy Risk

HCPLive is a clinical news and information portal, offering physicians specialty and disease-specific resources, conference coverage, and interviews.

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Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Apr 21

Coauthors of the study include:
@rutgershealth.org - Chancellor Brian Strom, Soko Setoguchi, Tobias Gerhard, Jason Roy, Dawn Koffman, Dinesh Mendhe
@rutgerscabm.bsky.social - Martin Blaser
@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social - Joanna Madej
NYU - Matthew Beier

Rutgers Institute for Health @rutgersifh.bsky.social · Apr 21

New research led by Dr. Daniel Horton in @jidjournal.bsky.social finds that frequent use of antibiotics in infants and young children could increase the risk for asthma and allergies later in life due to impact on the gut microbiome.

Read more ↴
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Frequent Use of Antibiotics in Infants and Young Children May Increase Risk for Asthma, Allergies and Other Conditions

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Rutgers CSHP @rutgerscshp.bsky.social · Apr 16

We’re sharing #WednesdayWisdom from CSHP/ @rutgersifh.bsky.social Assistant Research Professor Ann Nguyen.

She provides important context for a recent @rutgershealth.org study identifying strategies for integrating #behavioralhealth services into #primarycare settings: go.rutgers.edu/snf5jx85

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