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On Monday November 30 Patrick J. Kennedy will join the roundtable discussion "Health Care Reform: What are the Politics?" from 3-4:30 at Andrews Hall. Read more...

Linda Resnik, PT, PhD was recently honored at "Celebration of Excellence in Hospital Care," an annual awards ceremony held by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI). Dr. Resnik is a physical therapist and scientist...

Researchers from Brown University and Butler Hospital have determined that children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults. The findings are published online in the journal...

A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen -- the influenza virus -- and its impact on decisions about how best to protect...

A tour of Providence's proposed "Knowledge District" helped an influential congressman and a contingent of Rhode Island officials envision a more prosperous future. Read more...

Brown University and the National University of Singapore have established a concurrent degree program in computational biology. The program will accept NUS students who have completed work on a bachelor's degree into a master's...

Dr. Steven M. Opal, a professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and chief of infectious diseases at Memorial Hospital advises physicians to treat the high fever and dry cough symptoms of the classic...

Pamela C. High, MD, has been elected president of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP). High is the director of developmental behavioral pediatrics and co-director of the Hasbro Partial Hospital...

Providence, which once moved rivers to create a new urban design, is now moving a major highway away from its downtown and opening up approximately 20 acres for development. This newly accessible area is within walking distance...

Drs. Sandra Carson, Skip Granai, Deborah Myers and Maureen Phipps, Women & Infants Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, have been accepted as fellowship candidates by the American Gynecological...

Dr. Wing talked with Providence Business News about the coming construction of a new home for the Alpert Medical School. Read more...

Walter Atwood, professor of medical science, will lead research efforts to determine how the JC virus, which can cause a rare brain disease known as PML, attaches to host cells. He will collaborate with research teams at...

The five-year grant was awarded to Peter Quesenberry, MD, Paul Calabresi, MD, Professor of Oncology and director of hematology/oncology at Rhode Island Hospital. The grant will fund research that will lead to a general understanding...

Assistant Professor Mark Lurie, who primarily studies the HIV virus, found himself at the center of the swine flu whirlwind this fall when he and his family became infected. Read more...

In fewer than two years, Brown's new Medical Education Building will welcome its first class of students. But looking at the building now, it is hard to tell. Read more...