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Most Americans don’t know their doctors can prescribe addiction treatment, study finds

June 28, 2024
A federally supported study, led by Brown researcher Brandon del Pozo, reveals a disconnect between primary care physicians' ability to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder and public awareness and demand.
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Screening for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: A Cost-Effective, Life-Saving Intervention

June 3, 2024
Brown researchers find that routine testing of asymptomatic residents identifies carriers and prevents outbreaks within long-term care settings.
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Alumni Impact Award Winner: Designing a Smarter Social Safety Net

May 24, 2024
Brown armed him with the tools needed to analyze and improve health policy, but Chima Ndumele’s passion for righting injustice keeps him looking forward, focused on improving the lives of low-income Americans.
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Brown Doctoral Candidate Receives Coveted Fellowship with the CDC

May 15, 2024
After Joe Silva graduates from Brown’s School of Public Health, he will begin a two year role as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer for the U.S. Government.
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New Study Links Military Burn Pit Exposure to Increased Health Risks

May 9, 2024
Brown researchers examined hundreds of thousands of veterans’ health records to determine if exposure to burn pits on military bases correlates with elevated risk for respiratory and cardiac health conditions.
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Scott Rivkees: A leader's journey in medicine, science and public service

May 7, 2024
From his start as a medical resident and postdoc at Mass General Hospital to Surgeon General for the State of Florida, Dr. Rivkees has assembled a noteworthy career by focusing his efforts on two fundamentals: medical science and transformational leadership.
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New center at Brown to study health care systems across countries

April 24, 2024
A discussion comparing health policy challenges facing the U.S. to those faced by other high-income countries illustrated how the Center for Health System Sustainability aims to improve health care systems through research.
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Health Services Research Doctoral Student Awarded Prestigious Soros Fellowship for New Americans

April 18, 2024
Geronimo Bejarano, originally from Colombia, stood out in a field of 2,323 graduate applicants to win merit-based fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants
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Health Care’s Carbon Problem

March 15, 2024
Despite being on the front lines of the climate crisis, the health care sector is also one of the greatest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. A new study from Brown researchers looks at these decarbonizing efforts across the globe.
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The Promise and Challenges of Dual Vaccination

March 13, 2024
Four years out from the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, a new study explores the extent to which COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are being distributed and employed simultaneously, particularly among high-risk populations.
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Spillover effects from private equity acquisitions in the health care sector

February 14, 2024
Brown researcher awarded grant to assess the spillover impact of private equity practice acquisition on health care spending, quality and access outcomes
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Announcing a new chair of the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice

February 6, 2024
Accomplished physician, scholar and public health expert Ateev Mehrotra M.D., MPH, will join Brown's School of Public Health on July 1, 2024.
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Humans in Public Health: Crisis & Humanitarian Response

January 23, 2024
When humanitarian catastrophes erupt around the world, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of suffering. How do aid workers navigate the immense challenges in order to jump into action—juggling safety, equipment and logistics?
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New center to train scientists to improve disability and chronic condition care

January 16, 2024
A new center at the Brown University School of Public Health will transform the care of people with disability and chronic conditions through a collaborative approach to research and practice.
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Researchers at Brown University School of Public Health Awarded $5 million grant for learning health systems training to improve disability and chronic condition care

December 29, 2023
Together, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute have awarded a 5-year, $5 million grant to create the Learning Health systems training to improve Disability and chronic condition care (LeaHD) center at Brown University.
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Course Highlight | PHP 2700 Lessons (Un)Learned in Public Health and Humanitarian Response

December 18, 2023
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Prescription pitfalls: Medication use and driving risks in older adults

December 4, 2023
Examining over a decade of motor vehicle crash data involving older drivers, Brown study sheds light on a worrying trend: an increase in the prescription of potentially impairing medications, post-accident.
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Overdose prevention sites not associated with increase in crime, according to study

November 13, 2023
An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher found that the nation’s first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.
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COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives, according to health economists

October 30, 2023
A working paper by researchers from the University of Southern California and Brown University analyzed the global impacts of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Higher buprenorphine doses associated with improved retention in treatment for opioid use disorder

September 18, 2023
A new study led by Brown University researchers suggests a need to reevaluate opioid addiction treatment recommendations in the era of fentanyl.
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Incentivizing HIV prevention

August 24, 2023
Our podcast interviews professor Omar Galarraga, who explains that everything from cash to coupons, to a simple redesign of a form, can make HIV treatment and prevention more accessible.
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Moderna is safest, most effective mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 for older adults, study shows

August 2, 2023
A study of older U.S. adults led by researchers at Brown University found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally low, but lowest with the Moderna vaccine.
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Nationally recognized children’s health advocate joins Brown University faculty

June 30, 2023
Elizabeth Burke Bryant, a champion for children’s health in Rhode Island and beyond, will be professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice.
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The Changing Face of Hospice Care

June 29, 2023
Professor Joan Teno highlights the urgent need for oversight and integrity reforms in a changing, increasingly profit-driven industry.
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