According to new study by Omar Galarraga, assistant professor of health services policy and practice. Read more…
Archive for the ‘Public Health’ Category
Study finds price for reducing HIV risk
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013Gift to Brown will fund new initiative on healthy aging
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013A major gift from the Irene Diamond Fund will enable Brown University’s Program in Public Health to launch an initiative on healthy aging. Read more…
Services for Leon Goldstein, PhD
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013Funeral services for Professor Goldstein will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Avenue in Providence. Read More….
Nine Named To Brown Healthcare Leadership Panel
Monday, December 17th, 2012Brown University’s Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership (EMHL) program has announced the members of its newly established advisory committee. Read more…
Tips to avoid holiday overeating
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Mary Flynn, a clinical associate professor of medicine, offers these tips. Read more…
Environmental factors can mitigate genetic risk for developing alcohol problems
Monday, November 12th, 2012Results or a forthcoming study indicate that greater parental monitoring and less affiliation with deviant peers can reduce risk. Read more …
Exploring value of dance therapy for Parkinson’s patients
Monday, November 12th, 2012A recent lecture offered by the Creative Medicine Series, founded by Dr. Jay Baruch, Asst. Prof. of Emergency Medicine, focused on the power of dance as a therapeutic tool for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Read more …
Brown University faculty unanimously approves new School of Public Health
Monday, November 12th, 2012The unanimous faculty vote on Nov. 6 marks “the last of the campus approval steps” in the 12-year effort to establish the school of public health. Read more …
Are ‘hookups’ replacing romantic relationships on college campuses?
Friday, November 9th, 2012A new study suggests college students are not hooking up as frequently as one might think. “It’s not the most common way, and it is often exploratory,” said Robyn L. Fielder, M.S., an intern at The Warren Alpert Medical School. Read More…
Dean Wing to step down in June
Monday, November 5th, 2012Dr. Edward J. Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences, will step down as dean at the end of the current academic year. Read more…