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FEBRUARY 2026    Volume 109, Number 2

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CONTACT
Editor-in-Chief

William Binder, MD
william_binder@brown.edu

Managing Editor
Mary Korr
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
Publication Requirements
Pre-Submission Checklist
Peer Review Policy
Ethics Statement
Copyright Transfer
Financial Disclosure
Commentary Guide
Letters to the Editor Guide
Images in Medicine Guide
Videos in Medicine Guide

Associate Editors
Kenneth S. Korr, MD
Philip Chan, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

 

CASE REPORTS
Encapsulated Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast:
Two Cases with Literature Review and Molecular Insights

Komeil Mirzaei Baboli, MD; Sara Salehiazar, MD; Truc Tran, MD

Closed-Loop Obstruction in a Paraconduit Diaphragmatic Hernia
David Dorfman, MD, MS; Leland Perice, MD; Lachlan Driver, MD

Acquired Hemophilia A After Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Grace Sun, MD; Elias O.U. Eteshola, PhD; Matthew J. Hadfield, DO; Andrew Hsu, MD

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Mixed Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to Superior Cavoatrial Junction
JosÉ MartÍn AlanÍs-Naranjo, MD, FACC; Ana MarÍa Rosas-VÁzquez, MD

RESEARCH STUDIES
Evaluation of Occupational Crush Fractures of the Hand and Time Off Work
Margaret R. Wang, BS; Timothy Jeng, BA; Ishan Shah, BS; Nikhil Sobti, MD;
Ernest Dimbo,
MPhil; Matthew Lee, BA; Reena A. Bhatt, MD

Academic Productivity of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Fellowship Programs
and Affiliated Faculty

Peter Boufadel, MD; Jad Lawand, BS; Tarishi Parmar, BS; Mohammad Daher, BS;
Mohamad Y. Fares, MD ; Adam Z. Khan, MD; John G. Horneff 3rd, MD;
Joseph A. Abboud, MD

Evaluation of a Clinical Practice Algorithm for Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia:
A Retrospective, Observational, Single-Center Study

Claire A. Ostertag-Hill, MD; Olivia W. Cummings, MD;
Elizabeth J. Renaud, MD, FACS, FAAP

Incorporating Teamwork Strategies for Internal Medicine Residents in Training
to Mitigate Hospital Utilization for High-Risk Patients

Dino Messina, MD, PhD; Alison Chambers, PhD; Mark Schleinitz, MD; Angie Seo, MD;
Laura McAuliffe,
PharmD, BCAP, CDCES

College Student Perceptions of Using a Symptom-Based Algorithm to Enhance Vending Machine Over the Counter (OTC) Medication Use
Lucas Nicolau, PharmD, Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, Katherine Houlihan, PharmD; Virginia Lemay, PharmD

Hypothyroidism and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease:
Influence of Age and Race in a Global Cohort

Daniel R. Wieland; Julia R. Wieland; Chien-Chih Chou, MD, PhD; Ching-Heng Lin, PhD; Chien-Hsiang Weng, MD, MPH

COVID Impact on Physician EHR Workload: A Hidden Epidemic?
Ross W. Hilliard, MD; Jacqueline Haskell, MS; Nicholas Jones, PhD;
Rebekah L. Gardner, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by numbers
Data Modernization of Rhode Island Department of Health’s Rabies Program:
An Evaluation of Time Savings

Alexia Goodman, MPH; Daniela N. Quilliam, MPH; Suzanne Bornschein, MD

Vital Statistics
Zuheil AmoreseI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

Commentary
When ICE Comes to Work: Defending Access to Healthcare
Denise Marte, MD; Paul Michael Wallace, MD; Kira Neel, MD; Medha D. Makhlouf, JD; Elyse VyVy Trinh, MD, EdM

Why Firearm Injury Prevention Should Be a Core Component of Medical Training
Nicole Burns, BS, MD’28; Anita Knopov, MD, MEHP

Functional Disorders
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Heritage
The Final Days and Unexpected Death of President George Washington
Mary Korr

FAREWELLS FROM THE EDITORS
Au Revoir and Bon Chance
William Binder, MD; Joseph H. Friedman, MD

A Heartfelt Farewell
Mary Korr

WE ARE READ EVERYWHERE
Palos Verdes, California

In the News   [7-page pdf]
New AMA survey spotlights top priorities, challenges in 2026 state health policy
AMA announces new grant program to deliver impact in state advocacy efforts

AMA 2025 report on substance use and treatment sees drop in overdose deaths,
calls on policymakers to remove obstacles to evidence-based care

RI awarded $156M federal grant to transform rural health care

Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass

University Orthopedics now offers advanced technology for precision in total knee replacement

RIDOH, Infrastructure Bank awards grant to URI for manganese vulnerability study

Attorney General Neronha co-leads coalition in suing HHS for conditioning funding
on transgender discriminatory policy

Brown University Health Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic opens
in Barrington

Care New England introduces new, shared brand

Bradley Hospital expands access to resources in newly redesigned website

People/Places   [3-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Carolyn Jackson, MBA, named President and COO of Kent Hospital

RECOGNITION
Rhode Island Hospital Medical Staff Association: Edward Akelman, MD,
Outstanding Physician of the Year

Hasbro Children’s earns National Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association
of Critical-Care Nurses

Integra earns National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Case Management Accreditation

PLACES
Brown University Health celebrates opening of Cancer Institute in Foxborough

OBITUARIES   [1-page pdf]
Joseph D. DiZoglio, MD, FACOG
Edgardo Rodriguez, MD

 
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