According to Dr. David Dosa, Associate Professor in Health Services Policy and Practice “One of the greatest gifts you can leave to a family member is direction regarding health care decisions at the end of life”. Read more…
Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category
CPR death highlights end-of-life decisions
Friday, March 8th, 2013Brown researchers build robotic bat wing
Monday, February 25th, 2013Professors Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz have uncovered flight secrets of real bats. Read more…
Study in mice yields Angelman advance
Friday, February 15th, 2013A new study by John Marshall, professor of medical science, lays out a neurological signaling breakdown in Angelman syndrome. Read more…
Brown approves a School of Public Health
Thursday, February 14th, 2013Terrie “Fox” Wetle, associate dean of medicine for public health, will serve as the school’s inaugural dean. Read more…
Spending cuts could derail Meals on Wheels
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013An article by Kali Thomas,postdoctoral research fellow in community health, proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels funding cites. Read more…
Aging Easy Riders Beware
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013New research by Tracy L. Jackson, a graduate student in the epidemiology department , finds that older bikers are three times as likely to be severely injured in a crash as younger riders. Read more…
Fruit Fly Mutations Help Researcher Explain Human Diseases
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013A new study by Brown and Indiana University researchers finds a gene mutation in fruit flies which may help explain how human diseases change over time. Read more…
Hospice care used more, but often too late
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013A new study in JAMA by Joan Teno finds an increase in hospice use but also aggressive care for the elderly. Read more…
Study finds price for reducing HIV risk
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013According to new study by Omar Galarraga, assistant professor of health services policy and practice. Read more…
Porder wins Leopold fellowship
Monday, February 4th, 2013Assistant professor of biology, Stephen Porder, has been named one of 20 environmental researchers nationwide to a competitive Leopold Leadership Fellowship at Stanford University. Read more…