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Stay-at-home orders significantly associated with reduced spread of COVID-19, study finds

New research and data suggests that stay-at-home orders helped slow the pandemic significantly. ...
On December 15, 2020 / By Kerry Benson
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To examine the effects of COVID-19 on communities, Brown researchers turn to data

Brown University projects examine effects on nursing homes and medical care ...
On December 15, 2020 / By Emilijia Sagaityte
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The Pandemic’s Emotional Toll

A study led by doctoral student Catherine Ettman finds COVID-19 has led to a nearly a three-fold increase in depression. ...
On December 15, 2020 / By Brown Public Health
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It really is in your head— but how does it work?

The Mindfulness Center at Brown University is working to explain why mindfulness makes us healthier. ...
On April 24, 2020 / By Sarah C. Baldwin '87, MFA
Faculty
Faculty Honors

Public Health faculty were honored by Brown’s Office of the Vice President for Research ...
On April 23, 2020 / By Brown Public Health
In the News
Mindfulness Training May Help Lower Blood Pressure

A study led by Professor Eric Loucks, Ph.D., finds that mindfulness could reduce blood pressure by enhancing attention control, emotion regulation and self-awareness of both healthy and unhealthy ...
On April 23, 2020 / By Kerry Benson
Fall 2019
Aging Gracefully: The Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research

30 years of accomplishment by Brown’s Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research ...
On November 2, 2019 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
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
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
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