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TRENTON, Sept. 22 - New Jersey's ethics commission received a formal complaint Thursday charging that five members of the governing board of the state's embattled medical school work for companies that do business with the school and are violating the state's conflict of interest law. Questions about the possible conflicts come as federal and state law enforcement officials investigate irregularities involving millions of taxpayer dollars spent by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the nation's largest health care university. The business entanglements between the school and the employers of some of its trustees have already brought criticism...

Three lab mice that were exposed to the plague are missing from the Public Health research Institute in Newark. The animals could have been stolen or eaten by other animals in their cages. Officials say the risk to public safety is minimal because the infected mice would die quickly. The incident occurred more than two weeks ago. The research lab is located on the campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. U-M-D-N-J has responsibility for security. The F-B-I and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating. State Health Commissioner Fred Jacobs tells The Star-Ledger...

Medical miracle or money pit? Sunday, June 5, 2005 For the past year, top executives at the state medical university have quietly advanced plans to build a $110 million "proton beam therapy" center - without the blessing of the school's full board of directors. The sprawling facility, which would be one of only four of its kind in the nation and rival the world's most sophisticated cancer clinics, would be built with taxpayer-backed bonds on the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's Newark campus. Less than four years ago, UMDNJ officials rejected a similar proposal, saying the huge...

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey said Thursday it now believes that no files sought by investigators were stolen during a break-in. ``After a thorough investigation of reports about missing documents following the break-in that occurred during the last weekend in July, we have concluded with a high degree of confidence, that no documents requested of UMDNJ by any outstanding subpoena are missing due to the break-in. Documents responsive to the subpoenas had been removed to a secure location before the time of the break-in,'' the school said in a statement. The statement came a week after...

UMDNJ lobbyist may face conflict Christy Davis-Jackson was hired last August to serve as a $156,000 vice president and full-time legislative lobbyist for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.While on the public payroll, though, Davis-Jackson continues to be registered with the state as a private lobbyist representing business clients that include a casino industry association - an outside interest that UMDNJ officials said would violate their conflict-of-interest policy.UMDNJ on Thursday said Davis-Jackson reported to them in August that she had "discontinued her interest" in her firm - Davis & Partners LLC on Halsey Street in Newark. But...

Imagine - people posing as doctors and inspectors, just walking into a hospital and demanding information and patient records. Now the Department of Homeland Security is taking action. The last two hospitals where it happened were in Newton and New Brunswick, New Jersey. This really has federal authorities puzzled - intruders masquerading as doctors and inspectors probing hospital security. But there is no evidence the cases are connected, including two in New Jersey. Hospital officials and security experts say the similarities are disturbing. It happened on Easter Sunday. Three men of middle-eastern descent entered a Sussex County hospital posing as...

OPINION THE RECORD Education, politics and a tasteless display Wednesday, April 6, 2005 By JAMES AHEARN AS PLANNED, the party for John Petillo's inauguration as president of the state University of Medicine and Dentistry was going to set a New Jersey record for vulgar extravagance. Bear in mind that the university is a public institution, supported by taxes. Bear in mind that the State House is struggling to fill a $4 billion hole in the budget for next year. Against that background, consider that the university was going to spend $20,000 to rent the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in...

Very soon, perhaps in a few days or weeks, someone in the United States will injure his or her spinal cord and become paralyzed. They may crash their car, slip on ice or fall at a job site. UMDNJ is one of three sites nationally that is testing specially treated immune cells -- called macrophages -- that are injected into the spinal cord. The treatment may not help patients walk, but they may be able to regain sensations or recover some movement. Proponents want to open new avenues of research, and counter thinking that the spinal cord can never be...

Great News! "NJMS Physicians for Life" -- a new pro-life group has now been formed by medical students and faculty members at the New Jersey Medical School.Their inaugural effort is an open-assembly presentation by guest-speaker Norma McCorvey.  Please make an effort, if at all possible, to be there.  If you cannot be there in person, please do be with us in prayer on Friday, 23 August, at 1PM.  Free admission; contributions welcomed. Please mark your calendar now! For further details, please contact: Gloria Seo (NJMS Medical Student and Co-Founder of NJMS Physicians for Life)22 Maple St.Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632email: seogj@umdnj.educell (201)...

NEW JERSEY TAKES LEAD IN CONFRONTING AUTISM Researchers are challenging assumptions about the disorder Sunday, December 29, 2002 BY CAROL ANN CAMPBELL Star-Ledger Staff [New Jersey] -- Catherine Wersinger remembered the day she held a cup of juice in front of her son Peter, then 2 1/2 years old and diagnosed with autism. "Say juice, Peter," she called out. "Juice. See, juice! Juice! Just say, 'juh' 'juh!' Can you say, 'juh'?" Her bright-eyed boy stood stone-faced. He could not say one word. Not mama. Not dada. Not juice. Today Peter is among the first autistic children being treated by a...

Bishop's fury gets McGreevey to flip-flop Metuchen cleric wins review of hospital rule Friday, November 22, 2002 BY JEFF WHELAN Star-Ledger Staff [New Brunswick, NJ] -- Earlier this fall, Gov. James E. McGreevey waded into a bitter, highly charged dispute between two New Brunswick hospitals by hosting a private meeting with the major players at the governor's mansion in Princeton. Metuchen Bishop Paul Bootkoski wanted McGreevey to halt a proposed state regulation allowing Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to establish a regional perinatal center, which would care for high-risk pregnant women and very ill premature infants. Bootkoski argued the move...