New study in the American Journal of Public Health by Brandon Marshall, assistant professor of epidemiology, shows childhood abuse raises drug users’ suicide risk. Read more…
Archive for the ‘Public Health’ Category
Childhood abuse is an important risk factor for suicide
Friday, July 19th, 2013Reynolds grant supports aging education of doctors
Monday, June 10th, 2013New grant, announced June 7th, will teach hundreds of residents and practicing physicians about aging so they can further improve care. Read more…
David Savitz named VP for research
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013Brown University has named David Savitz, currently professor of epidemiology in the Brown School of Public Health and professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Alpert Medical School, as its next vice president for research. Read more…
Professor Anthony Spirito receives grant to validate teen alcohol-screening initiative
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Co-principal investigator Anthony Spirito, Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychiatry & human behavior was awarded a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH. Read more…
21% of U.S. elderly take high-risk medicines
Monday, April 15th, 2013A study by Dr. Amal Trivedi, assistant professor of health services, policy and practice, shows one in five seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high-risk medication”. Read more…
Brown launches TRI-Lab community initiative
Thursday, April 4th, 2013Brown University announced the launch of TRI-Lab. The inaugural Lab will be co-chaired by Stephen Buka, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology, and Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. Read more…
CPR death highlights end-of-life decisions
Friday, March 8th, 2013According 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…
Three Brown scientists win NSF CAREER awards
Thursday, February 21st, 2013Eric Darling, Erika Edwards and Eunsuk Kim receive five-year grants which start this month. 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…