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Mollie Rappe

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    Fall 2019

    Stroke Patients Receive Vastly Different Amounts of Physical Therapy, Despite its Clear Benefits

    Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available to Medicare patients ...

    On November 1, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • Hand and blood tubes
    Fall 2019

    Medicaid Expansion Linked to Reduced Mortality Among Dialysis Patients

    A study finds that fewer patients with end-stage kidney disease died within a year of starting dialysis in states that expanded Medicaid coverage in the wake of the ...

    On October 31, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • PET scan
    Faculty

    Alzheimer’s Study Finds PET Scan Affects Patient Diagnosis, Management

    The results are the first part of a national study of whether a method to detect Alzheimer’s-related plaques improves the outcomes of patients with mild cognitive impairment and ...

    On October 30, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • In the News

    Children of mothers who use marijuana start using the drug earlier

    A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions. A number of studies have ...

    On May 3, 2019 / By Mollie Rappe
  • Fall 2018

    For elderly residents, hurricanes bring increased risks

    Public health faculty members at Brown have studied the impact of recent hurricanes on nursing home and assisted living residents. Natural disasters are often particularly hard on vulnerable ...

    On November 6, 2018 / By Mollie Rappe
  • Fall 2018

    Child lead exposure study finds substantial reductions possible

    Intervention by researchers reduced household lead below levels previously deemed achievable and reduced blood lead concentrations in more highly exposed children, though the decrease did not result in ...

    On November 6, 2018 / By Mollie Rappe

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