Background: Hospice organizations increasingly admit patients who are full code and/or desire other “aggressive” treatments, such as chemotherapy, dialysis, and total parenteral nutrition, while on …
As a health navigator for a Syrian family, I gained first-hand exposure to challenges and opportunities refugees experienced during resettlement in Providence, RI. The purpose …
Despite a significant incidence and burden of carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) in people over 55, the understanding of OA etiology is lacking. Specifically, the role …
Background: There is increasing interest in Computerized Diagnostic Decision Support (CDDS) programs to reduce misdiagnosis rates. While originally directed at doctors, CDDS programs called “Symptom …
Presentation of an experimental training rotation in spiritual care in the Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Emergency Departments during the summer of 2018.
Title: The Evaluation of Supratrochlear Osseous Morphology: An Epidemiologic Study Introduction: Patellar instability can impede activities of daily life. The morphology of the femoral trochlea …
While the researchers involved in the Brown University Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Costs of War Project have published extensively on the human …
Challenges in blood pressure management during and after cardiac surgery are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Previously, our lab has found that cardioplegic …
Shoulder instability is a common injury, often resulting from either repetitive microtrauma or a single traumatic event. Patients can present with pain, subtle subluxation, or …
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects over 4 million people worldwide, making it the second-most prevalent neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer’s disease. Cardinal motor symptoms of PD include …
Brain implants can treat disease and investigate its causes. A limitation of these devices is deterioration of their stimulating and recording fidelity, mediated by the …
Firearm-related morbidity and mortality is serious public health concern, responsible for tens of thousands of injuries and deaths every year. In response to this public …
Background: Quantitative coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) has predictive value for risk of cardiovascular events relative to traditional risk models.1 However, Agatston-based CACS considers lesion …
Objectives: Psychotropic medication prescription rates for preschool age children are steadily increasing, despite underrepresentation of this age group in literature and the higher risk of …
Prenatal co-use of tobacco and marijuana may be associated with worse maternal and fetal health outcomes compared to use of either substance alone. We used …
Background: Integrated behavioral health (IBH) embeds behavioral health clinicians in primary care settings to improve access to care. There have been few studies that examine …
As the US population ages, more people than ever are receiving care through the nation’s long-term care continuum, which comprises residential care facilities (RCF) and …
The use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in cardiac surgery causes difficulties in perioperative blood pressure management. Both in the peripheral vasculature and myocardium, microvessels are …
Neurocognitive decline is a common complication of cardiac surgery which has ramifications on patient long term quality of life and health outcomes. This study investigated …