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Posted inFaculty

The Changing Face of Hospice Care 

by Carl DimitriJune 29, 2023July 7, 2023

Joan Teno highlights urgent need for oversight and integrity reforms in a changing, increasingly profit-driven industry.

Black stethoscope on Puerto Rico flag background
Posted inFaculty

Understanding the drivers of migration among patients from Puerto Rico with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

by Carl DimitriMay 12, 2023May 17, 2023

Brown researcher receives NIA grant to study migration patterns and health care

Older woman in wheelchair
Posted inResearch

Antipsychotic use in assisted living communities varies greatly across U.S. states, study finds

by Carl DimitriApril 25, 2023May 17, 2023

Lacking federal guidelines, health care professionals in state-regulated facilities determine dosing for seniors with dementia, greatly impacting the care residents receive.

Professor Kim Cobb speaks at the SPH Climate & Health panel in April alongside Professors Irene Papanicolas, Adam Levine, and Ron Aubert
Posted inEvents

Final installment of seminar series examines the role public health plays in the climate crisis

by Martin GalloglyApril 21, 2023May 17, 2023

Climate & Health Seminars explored the intersection of public health and climate change, from pandemic preparedness to global supply chains

faculty Q&A
Posted inFaculty

Drug Interactions, Adverse Events, and Alert Fatigue

by Carl DimitriNovember 15, 2022March 17, 2023

New research supported by the National Institute on Aging will study the effects of multiple medications on older adults with the aim of reducing harms and improving efficiency.

Andrew Ryan
Posted inFaculty

Medicare’s Goldilocks Problem

by Carl DimitriOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Andrew Ryan discusses the efficacy of a Medicare bundled payments program.

Posted inFaculty

New Voices in Dementia Research

by Beverly LarsonFebruary 26, 2022March 17, 2023

Next-generation dementia care and research includes the voices of those living with the disease.

Posted inFaculty

Child’s Play?

by Brown Public HealthFebruary 21, 2022August 4, 2022

Erlyn Rachelle Macarayan Ph.D., MS, RN is an adjunct assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at the School of Public Health. In her spare time, she writes children’s books.

Posted inIn the News

IMPACT Collaboratory expands massive effort to track COVID-19 vaccine effects

by Corrie PikulJune 30, 2021May 5, 2022

The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $1.4 million grant to a research team based at Brown University and Hebrew SeniorLife to partner with Walgreens to add customer data to a massive monitoring system of the long-term safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination for Medicare beneficiaries.

Hand and blood tubes
Posted inIn the News

Medicaid Expansion Linked to Reduced Mortality Among Dialysis Patients

by Mollie RappeOctober 31, 2019April 15, 2022

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 Affordable Care Act. IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS of Medicaid expansion due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of patients with end-stage kidney disease who […]

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