An analysis led by Brown University neurologist Dr. Karen L. Furie in partnership with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, put the post-vaccine risk of CVST in perspective.
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A fully virtual Reunion Weekend, featuring longstanding traditions and unexpected twists, and a series of remote Commencement forums complemented in-person events taking place on College Hill from April 30 to May 2.
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At Brown’s medical school Commencement ceremony, the 119 graduates in the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2021 marked four years of intense academic and clinical training in joyous, jubilant solidarity.
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By bringing together biomedical research and discovery with world-class physician-scientists advancing care for patients with Alzheimer’s, the center aims to accelerate the pace of development for novel treatments and cures.
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After eight years leading biology and medicine at Brown, Elias will become the University’s senior health advisor, working to realize the vision of an integrated academic health system with Lifespan and Care New England.
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Health and Medicine
Brown’s medical students find the silver lining in another virtual Match Day
Soon-to-graduate students from the Warren Alpert Medical School, about to be placed in medical residency programs across the country, celebrated in person with small groups of friends and family — and with many more loved ones online.
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Clinical trials show encouraging results for a second investigational Alzheimer’s drug — and Brown University, Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital were again deeply involved.
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Health and Medicine
Study asks: Why isn’t anyone talking about medical students with children?
A new paper by Brown University researchers is one of the first to call attention to the need for more support for medical students who are pregnant or parenting.
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When the pandemic paused some lab-based work, Brown scholars quickly pivoted to COVID-19 research, generating new studies in respected journals, funding for new pursuits, and new collaborations with a wide range of partners.
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With pandemic safety protocols in place, the students joined others from the Resumed Undergraduate Education and Brown-RISD Dual Degree programs for the tradition marking their official entry into the Brown community.
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Health and Medicine
Health experts at Brown become national voices in battle against COVID-19
Throughout the chaos and confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, Drs. Ashish Jha and Megan Ranney offered clear, concise commentary to households nationwide.
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Health and Medicine
Brown, Lifespan, Care New England to create integrated academic health system
Lifespan and Care New England signed a definitive agreement to merge and create, with Brown and its Warren Alpert Medical School, an integrated academic health system, together for a healthier Rhode Island — Brown invests $125 million in support.
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Burnout among medical students has significant implications for student health and delivery of care, and future physicians in sexual minority groups report higher rates of burnout than their heterosexual peers.
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Health and Medicine
What the COVID-19 pandemic teaches us about the future of public health
Scholars from Brown and its School of Public Health take stock of what went wrong during the pandemic, what went right, and what needs to change so the nation is better prepared for the next health crisis.
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The Brown University School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation launched a toolkit to help health officials, community organizations convey the importance of asymptomatic testing.
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Dr. Josiah “Jody” Rich, a Brown professor of medicine and epidemiology, joined a panel of experts assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to explore ways to combat coronavirus behind bars.
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Health and Medicine
Study discovers potential target for treating aggressive cancer cells
New research by a team at Brown University finds that special filaments called vimentin may be key to the spread of some aggressive, chemo-resistant cancer cells.
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Health and Medicine
When disasters strike, nursing home residents face considerable risk
With a focus on nursing home deaths after Hurricane Irma in 2017, study finds the effects of natural and other disasters on long-term care populations are vastly underestimated.
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Dr. Ruhul Abid and his nonprofit organization, Health and Education for All, are among the nominees for this year’s prize for their work to deliver medical care to garment factory workers and refugees in Bangladesh.
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Faculty at Brown shared their takeaways on the first U.S. presidential debate, where the two candidates discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, the U.S. Supreme Court and voting by mail.
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In “Decoding Disparities,” presented by Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, experts will discuss adverse impacts on the health of Black and Indigenous individuals and people of color in America.
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Using insurance claim data from five states, a team of researchers led by Brown University physician-scholar Megan Ranney found that health care costs skyrocket in the six months after a firearm injury.
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Health and Medicine
Brown establishes new Cancer Center dedicated to research, clinical developments
An outgrowth of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology established by Brown and Lifespan, the center will focus efforts on world-class research, developing new therapeutics and addressing patients’ unique needs.
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Health and Medicine
COVID-19 Biobank at Brown and Lifespan fuels critical research amid pandemic
A bank of biological samples created by medical scholars and clinicians could help Brown researchers answer pressing questions about diagnosing and treating COVID-19.
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News and Events
Virtual convocation marks opening of new academic year at Brown
With nearly 2,800 new students launching their Brown academic careers this year, President Christina H. Paxson and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Andre Willis urged them to learn from the past and embrace change to help define the “new normal.”
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As COVID-19 swept across the nation, most states went into lockdown — new research and state-by-state data suggests that stay-at-home orders helped slow the pandemic significantly.
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Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact awards projects focused on analyzing infant cries for signs of opioid withdrawal, developing a malaria vaccine and accelerating medical solutions into commercial technologies.
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Health and Medicine
Drug treatment could improve effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients
The MDM2 gene promotes tumor growth and interferes with immunotherapy in some cancer patients — a new study from a Brown University research team suggests that an MDM2-inhibiting drug could help address this problem.
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Health and Medicine
Emergency physician shows everyday readers why ‘Sex Matters’ in health care
Dr. Alyson McGregor, cofounder of the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine at Brown, discusses the difference sex makes in medical research and care in her new book, “Sex Matters.”
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In the face of COVID-19, leaders at the Warren Alpert Medical School worked with the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination on a solution enabling medical students to take essential licensing exams that had been cancelled.
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From locations across the globe, thousands of new Brown graduates and loved ones tuned in to Virtual Degree Conferral celebrations that honored achievements and offered words of wisdom for lives and careers to come.
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At three Virtual Degree Conferral ceremonies on Sunday, May 24, Brown will confer 2,657 degrees — undergraduate, graduate and medical — in advance of Class of 2020 Commencement activities in Spring 2021.
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Sheyla Medina, who graduated early from the Warren Alpert Medical School, will emphasize the intersection between medicine and humanism in a Virtual Degree Conferral ceremony address on May 24.
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Health and Medicine
Brown physician-scholar testifies on COVID-19 before U.S. House committee
Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine, urged the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to ramp up manufacturing and distribution of personal protective equipment.
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Health and Medicine
Research reveals new target that could be a foundation for malaria vaccine
In a study that could lead to a new vaccine against malaria, researchers have found antibodies that trigger a “kill switch” in malarial cells, causing them to self-destruct.
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Fourth-year medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School who have completed requirements and elected to graduate early will join the fight against COVID-19 both locally and in residencies nationwide.
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Science and Technology
Brown Design Workshop responds to COVID crisis with custom-made solutions
In the University’s makerspace, 3D printers and other rapid prototyping equipment are being used to make personal protective equipment and other components that address the specific needs of local health providers.
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Health and Medicine
For Brown’s medical students on Match Day, a virtual community and celebration
With soon-to-graduate students from the Warren Alpert Medical School placing in medical residency programs across the country, Match Day was a time to celebrate, even without the ability to convene in person.
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Rhode Island’s clinical and translational research center, based at Brown, has already funded over 60 projects.
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Health and Medicine
Brown researchers take charge in improving Alzheimer’s research, treatment
Through collaborations with neurologists, psychiatrists, biologists and more, projects spearheaded by Brown researchers aim to improve care for those with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.
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Associate Professor Megan Ranney leads national efforts to conduct gun safety research while pushing to increase federal funding.
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Warren Alpert Medical School Class of 2020 graduates will be the first in the nation to graduate with training that allows them to prescribe medications to treat opioid use disorder in any U.S. state.
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