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AUGUST 2024    Volume 107, Number 8

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Editor-in-Chief
William Binder, MD

Associate Editors
Kenneth S. Korr, MD
George Bayliss, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

Contact
william_binder@brown.edu
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
Publication Requirements
Copyright Transfer
Financial Disclosure
Commentary Guide
Letters to the Editor Guide
Images in Medicine Guide
Videos in Medicine Guide
 

INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Guest Editor
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH
[41-page PDF]

Injury Prevention and Control: Mitigating Risk, Adopting Protective Strategies
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH

The Modified Five-Item Frailty Index, Mortality, and Hospital Length of Stay in Geriatric Traumatic Fall Injuries
Daniel Antonson, MD, MSc; Julie Bromberg, MPH; Stephanie Lueckel, MD;
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH

Structure and Function Are Not the Same:
The Case for Restoring Mechanoreceptor Continuity Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Jillian E. Beveridge, PhD; Payam Zandiyeh, PhD; Brett D. Owens, MD; Ata M. Kiapour, PhD;
Braden C. Fleming,
PhD

Preventing Sleep-Related Deaths in Infants
Martha Ormanoski, MD, ScM; Susan Duffy, MD, MPH

Evaluation of a Child Abuse Screen Performed by Nurses Among Young Children with Fractures Seen in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Aleksa M. Kaye, MPH; William Rudman, MSc; Stephanie M. Ruest, MD, MPH

Development of an Emergency Department Family Navigator and Text Message Intervention
for Caregivers to Reduce Youth Risk of Suicide and Self-injurious Behavior

Mary Kathryn Cancilliere, PhD; Kate M. Guthrie, PhD; Kathleen Donise, MD;
Timmy Lin, MPH; Lindsay Orchowski,
PhD; Anthony Spirito, PhD

Characteristics of Interpersonal Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among Injured Adults Seeking Emergency Care in Nairobi, Kenya
J. Austin Lee, MD, MPH; Nicholas Momanyi; Ogechukwu Agatha Offorjebe, MD;
Beatrice Ngila, CO; Wamutitu Maina, MD; Sankei Pirirei, MD; Daniel K. Ojuka, MD;
Adam R. Aluisio, MD, MPH

CASE REPORTS
Quahogging in a Marine Habitat: An Extremely Rare Source of an Organism to Cause Endocarditis
Jessica M. Gonzalez, MD; Anshul Parulkar, MD; Gabriel Lowenhaar, MD;
Tasnim F. Imran, MD, MPH

Autopsy-Proven “Pure” Parkinson’s Disease with Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Cognitive Fluctuations in a Patient with GBA Mutation
Nahid Mohammadzadeh, MD; Michael Punsoni, MD; Saud Alhusaini, MD, PhD;
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

CONTRIBUTION
Arm Injuries and Prevention Proficiency in High School Fastpitch Softball Players:
A Survey of Players, Parents, and Coaches

David F. Painter, BS; James H. Dove, MD; Kristina Monteiro, PhD; Rory A. Byrne, BS;
Piper L. Ireland, BS; Brett D. Owens, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH BY NUMBERS
Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island: January 1, 2019–December 31, 2023
Heidi R. Weidele, MPH; Benjamin D. Hallowell, PhD

Vital Statistics
ROSEANN GIORGIANNI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

RIMS NEWS
Convivium

COMMENTARY
The WHO Pandemic Treaty: Indispensable if Uncertain
Eli Y. Adashi MD, MS; Daniel P. O’Mahony, MSLS; I. Glenn Cohen, JD

Mr. Potato Head, Healer
Elizabeth Toll, MD

BOOKS
Dr. Fauci’s Memoir: From Brooklyn Boy, to Becoming a Physician, to Pandemics
Mary Korr

In the News   [5-page pdf]
Panel appointed to explore potential URI medical school

BCBSRI to eliminate nearly 65% of prior authorization requirements for primary care providers

CVS Health Foundation awards W&I Hospital $1M

New law clears barriers to HIV prevention prescriptions

South County Health awarded $1.1 million grant from Warren Alpert Foundation

New law to allow RNs to practice before taking national exam

Health Care Provider Shield Act signed into law

Bradley first to study brain stimulation for OCD treatment

Arches Medical Group brings 40 primary care providers and 9 locations into
Integra, CNE provider network

NIH findings shed light on risks and benefits of integrating AI into medical decision-making

People/Places   [6-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Valentin Antoci, MD; Brett Owens, MD, assume new leadership roles in total joint, sports medicine divisions

Stephen Marcaccio, MD, joins Sports Medicine Center at University Orthopedics

William Grobman, MD, MBA, joins CNE, Brown

RECOGNITION
Blue Cross & Blue Shield RI wins top honor for member retention

Newsweek names Hasbro among best in country for pediatric endocrinology

Hasbro recognized as Highest Level Center for Children’s Surgical Care by ACS

Lifespan makes U.S. News & World Report’s 2024–2025 Best Hospitals List

Adult Reconstruction Fellowship among first in nation to earn American Association of Hip
and Knee Surgeons recognition

AHA recognizes Lifespan hospitals for exceptional stroke treatment

Newport Hospital receives its 5th consecutive Magnet designation

PLACES
Call for art: Exhibit to showcase visual art created by medical professionals

Obituary   [1-page pdf]
Nooredin Raufi, MD

 
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