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CASE REPORTS
Case Discussion on ‘Return-to-Play’ for the Athlete Following COVID-19 Infection
Nathaniel Moulson, MD
Meagan Wasfy, MD, MPH
Infective Endocarditis with Pseudoaneurysm of the Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa
Presenting as Complete Heart Block
Cullen Soares, MD; Pinar Arikan, MD
Michael Gilson, MD, MPH, FACC
Abdominal Pain Due to Renal Infarction: An Unexpected Presentation of COVID-19
Maximilian S. Jentzsch, MS; Leon Hsueh, MD
Kevin J. Pallapati, MD; Kate Mayans, MD
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Clinical Outcomes of Free, Public Skin Cancer Screening Events, Rhode Island, 2015–2019
Kachiu C. Lee, MD; John P. Fulton, PhD
Layla Kazemi, BA; Elisabeth A. George, BA
C. Kelly Smith, MSW; George Andoscia, MPH
John C. Kawaoka, MD; Ana Almeida-DoRosario, BA
Time to Head Computed Tomography Protocol in Traumatic Brain Injury:
A Quality Improvement Metric
Tareq Kheirbek, MD, ScM, FACS; Andrew R. Luhrs, MD
Jayson S. MarWaha, MD; Andrew H. Stephen, MD
Charles A. Adams, MD, FACS; Stephanie N Lueckel, MD, ScM, FACS
Comparison of Resident and Faculty Screening for Social Determinants of Health
in an Academic Pediatric Primary Care Practice
Brittany Silva, MD; Shuba Kamath, MD
Cia Panicker, MD; Sravanthi Puranam, MD
Carol Lewis, MD; Anarina L. Murillo, PhD
Delma-Jean Watts, MD
The Lived Experiences of Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
Kayla K. Haubrick, MPH; Emily A. Gadbois, PhD
Susan E. Campbell, MA; Jessica Young, MSW
Tingting Zhang, MD, PhD; Syed A. Rizvi, MD
Theresa I. Shireman, PhD; Renee R. Shield, PhD
Visits for Possible COVID-19 in a Pediatric Primary Care Practice Early in the Pandemic
Alison Riese, MD, MPH; Jessica M. Kelly, MD
Tzu-Chun Chu; Allison Heinly, MD
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH; Natalia Golova, MD
Delma-Jean Watts, MD
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PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY
Can Older Adult Emergency Department Patients Successfully Use the Apple Watch
to Monitor Health?
Kevin Chen, MD’23; Hari Dandapani, BS’23;
Kate M. Guthrie, PhD; Elizabeth Goldberg, MD, ScM
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SPOTLIGHT
Interactive Television as a Medium to Reduce Social Isolation in Older Adults
During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Natalie M. Davoodi, MPH; Robyn Earley, MA, CCC-SLP, CDP
Sarah Shuffleton, DNP, RN-BC; Christine Gadbois, DNP, RN-BC, PHNA-BC |
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COMMENTARY
‘How not to do things’
FDA approval of new Alzheimer’s drug triggers controversy
JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
Regulatory Changes Affecting Physicians’ Referral Practices
Ashwin Palaniappan, BA, MD’25
Ari Gabinet, JD
Independent Medical Evaluations and Depositions for Workers’ Compensation:
A Physician’s Perspective
John R. Parziale, MD
A Voice, Singing: Reflections on Losing a Colleague to Suicide
William B. Hogan, MD’22; Andrew M. Del Re, MD’22
Alan H. Daniels, MD |
WE ARE READ EVERYWHERE
Sausalito and Petaluma, California |
Heritage
100 Years Ago:
Vintage Editorial on Vaccination
Mary Korr |
RIMS NEWS [4-page PDF]
Working for You
Convivium 2021 |
In the News [8-page PDF]
Leading Alzheimer’s experts release appropriate use recommendations
for new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm
CDC summary of recent changes in COVID-19 recommendations
Legionnaire’s Disease cases on the upswing
CNE, Lifespan to require COVID-19 vaccination for employees
VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines for medical employees, including VHA facilities staff
HHS, DOJ issue guidance on ‘Long COVID’ and disability rights under the ADA
RI first in nation to pilot harm reduction centers to prevent drug ODs
Anchor Recovery Community Center makes naloxone boxes accessible on Block Island
New suicide prevention law requires training/awareness for school personnel
AMA adopts policy to address increases in youth suicide
Applications for BCBSRI’s LGBTQ Safe Zone Program due August 16th
High screen time linked to cognitive, behavioral problems in children
born extreme preterm, NIH-funded study finds
Hasbro Hospital to participate in Accelerating Child Health Care Transformation
New law protects hospital employees fromviolence, harassment on the job
RIH study shows smartphone photos can screen for anemia
RIDOH announces new Health Equity Zones |
People/Places [3-page PDF]
APPOINTMENTS
Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD, to lead Brown Surgical Associates’ Thoracic Surgery Division;
named Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Lifespan
Patricia Ryan Recupero, MD, JD, named to NIH Mental Health Council
Tammi-Marie Phillip, MD, has been appointed Chief of Adolescent and Young Adult
Services at Butler
Melinda Knight, MD, Urologic surgeon, joins South County Medical Group
David Kirshner appointed Lifespan Exec. VP, CFO
Stephanie Graff, MD, named Lifespan’s Director of Breast Oncology
RECOGNITION
MIRIAM named top hospital in RI in 2021–2022 U.S. News & World Report
JH Communications wins three national awards for Brown Physicians campaign |
OBITUARIES [1-page PDF]
Francis “Frank” R. Dietz
Ronald R. Ricco, MD
Robert P. Sarni, MD
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