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Empowering Families, Changing Lives

Children’s Friend Nurse-Family Partnership Team receives inaugural Elizabeth Burke Bryant Hero Award for transforming the lives of Rhode Island's children and families.

Brown Undergraduate Journal of Public Health showcases student talent

The student-led publication spotlights public health inequities in its second edition.

Nora Kahn Piore Award

Congratulations to the 2023 Nora Kahn Piore Award Winners

Congratulations to this year's nine awardees

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New study led by Brown researchers sheds light on incidental findings in lung cancer screening

Standardizing reporting of abnormalities could minimize mortality, healthcare costs and unnecessary medical interventions.

Brown researchers to study ability of Rhode Island’s first overdose prevention center to counter overdose crisis

The NIH-funded project, a partnership with NYU Langone Health, will evaluate the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers as well as the impact on surrounding communities.

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When naloxone isn’t enough: How technology can save lives when people use drugs alone

Researchers from Brown and Rhode Island Hospital are working with Rhode Island community members to understand how apps, monitors and other emerging technologies can help prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Dr. Francesca Beaudoin appointed Department of Epidemiology chair

After leading the Department of Epidemiology in an interim capacity for over a year, Dr. Francesca Beaudoin has been appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology effective July 1, 2023.

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School of Public Health professors secure funding to disrupt pandemic challenges

Projects to address testing and misinformation receive research support from Peterson Foundation fund

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