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NOVEMBER 2026    Volume 109, Number 11

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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
Roy K. Aaron, MD
Philip Chan, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

 

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
When the Tumor Presses Back: Recognizing Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Gregory Dampolias, MD

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Due to Catheter-Associated Thrombus
Petranea Smith, MPH; Katherine Allder, MD; William Binder, MD

CASE REPORTS
Rapid-Onset Subacute Combined Degeneration After Short-Term, High-Dose Nitrous Oxide Use
Jacob Michalik, DO; Neal Madhani, MD

Doxycycline-Induced Subungual Phototoxicity in an Adolescent Treated for Lyme Arthritis
Theony Deshommes, MD, MSc; Kiran Koster; Michael P. Koster, MD

Recurrent Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
with Diagnostic Evolution Over Two Decades

Swetha Atluri, MD; Fred Schiffman, MD

An Elusive Diagnosis of Strongyloides Infection Masquerading
as Daptomycin-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonitis

Steven Y. Zhou, MD; Arber Sejdiu, MD; Muhammad Abdullah, MD; Yisrael Feman, DO;
Deniz Kuci, DO; Vincent B. DeChavez, MD

A Case of Amyand’s Hernia in the Emergency Department
Oscar Clement, BS; Samuel Goldman, MD, MPH

Unmasking Weakness:
A Case of Pembrolizumab-induced Myasthenia Gravis With Concurrent Myositis

Sandhya Srinivasa, DO; Angelica Chan, DO; Minahil Umer, DO; Alainna Cavin, DO;
Ashleigh Mendelowitz Calcote, DO; Vasiliki Patsiogiannis, DO;
Mauricio F. Villamar, MD; Jinen Thakkar, MD

RESEARCH STUDIES
Post-COVID-19 Penalty Trends Following an Injury-Prevention Rule Change
in Rhode Island High School Boys’ Hockey

James Belanger, BS; Luke Belanger, BA; Simbarashe J. Peresuh, MD;
Arianne Parvaresh-Rizi, BS; Kyle Scarano, MD; Peter K. Kriz, MD;
Michel A. Arcand, MD; Michael J. Belanger, MD

Performance of AI Chatbots in Adult Reconstruction Education:
A Comparative Evaluation Using AAOS ResStudy Questions

Tarishi Parmar, BS; Akshay Khanna, BS; Jonathan Berg, BS;
Alexander Linton, MD; Alec Kellish, MD; Lauren O’Mara, MD;
Stephanie Eble, MD; David G. Nazarian, MD

Firearm Injury Prevention in Undergraduate Medical Education in the United States:
Current Landscape, Barriers, and Future Directions

Christopher Chang, ScB; Anwen Lin, BA; Michael Brennan, BS; Maguire Anuszewski, BA;
Michael Mello, MD, MPH; Anita Knopov, MD,
MEHP

Despite High Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment Gaps Remain:
A Study Among Syringe Services Program Participants in Massachusetts

Leah C. Shaw, BA, MPH; Katie B. Biello, MPH, PhD; Darien M. Sproesser, BA, MPH;
Yuni S. Jimenez, BA; Marguerite E. Beiser, BA, ANP-BC, AAHIVS; Katrina Baumgartner, MD; Douglas S. Krakower, MD; Michelle Bordeu, BS, MPH; Matthew J. Mimiaga, MA, MPH,
ScD; Christopher M. Bositis, MD; Angela R. Bazzi, MPH, PhD

Health, Justice, and Community:
Findings from Rhode Island’s Health and Justice Research Symposium

Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA; Alexandria Macmadu, PhD;
Aurielle Thomas, MSc; Michelle Suh, MD, MHPE; Elizabeth Lowenhaupt, MD; Haley McKee;
Kyle Campbell; Michael DiLauro, JD; Annajane Yolken, MPH; Timothy Owens, LMHC, MA;
Erika Paradis, MS; Susan Ramsey,
PhD; Lauren M. Weinstock, PhD; Jody Rich, MD, MPH;
Brandon del Pozo,
PhD, MPA, MA; Brendan Saloner, PhD

RESEARCH REVIEW
Epidemiology of Table Tennis-Related Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments
in the United States, 2005–2024: A NEISS Database Analysis

Daniel Zhao; Praneeth Tummala; Haneef A. Khan, BSE; Ashley Rosenberg, BS;
Stephen E. Marcaccio, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Examining Food Insecurity and Health Among Rhode Island Adults
Cali M. McAtee, MPH; Kate Balestracci, PhD, RDN

Vital Statistics
Zuheil AmoreseI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

RIMS NEWS
RIMS hosts Convivium 2026

HERITAGE  
Rediscovering Lewis Leprilete Miller, MD: A Forgotten Pioneer of Rhode Island Medicine
Mary Korr; Arun K. Singh, MD, FACS, FRCS

In the News   [12-page pdf]
South County Health (SCH) joins the Mayo Clinic Care Network

Brown University Health announces FY27 budget actions to address financial challenges
and support future growth

Brown University Health celebrates opening of Cancer Institute at Saint Anne’s Hospital

Brown University Health experts lead international review on preventing
dangerous bloodstream infections in patients requiring long-term IV access

Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care launches membership-based
primary care practice in Cranston
Membership fee covers enhanced services and program benefits and is $2,400 per year

Care New England hosts ribbon-cutting for the East Greenwich Ambulatory Care Center
Full-service facility features The Michael Wagner, MD, Center for Primary Care

Morton Hospital opens new palliative care program

Bradley Hospital awarded NIH grant to advance research on sleep, circadian rhythms
and youth mental health

New app available to help RI adults quit smoking and vaping

BCBSRI seeks applicants for LGBTQ+ Safe Zone certification

URI, CCRI announce new RN-to-BS program to strengthen RI’s nursing workforce

FDA approves first heart valve designed to grow with children

Deep learning model using ECGs during sleep studies can predict cardiovascular outcomes
Integrating ECGs into sleep disorder screening could enhance detection
and guide clinical decision-making

Human lung organoids with a built-in immune system could transform respiratory disease research 
In NIH-funded study, the models orchestrated adaptive immune responses to viral infection

A precision T-cell therapy stalls treatment-resistant cancers in clinical trial
Experimental drug invika halts progression of refractory tumors by selectively stimulating
tumor-fighting T cells

People/Places   [4-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Angela Caliendo, MD, PhD, and Methodius Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA,
named to Dean positions at AMS

Victor Gazivoda, MD, surgical oncologist, joins CharterCARE Medical Associates

CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island (CHRI) appoints Richard Charest as its new CEO

Mark Dunlop, MD, joins Brown Health Medical Group Pulmonology, Critical Care,
and Sleep Medicine

Allyson L. Hughes, MD, joins the Center for Advanced Lung Care at Brown University Health

Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello, PhD, to advance RNA research at Brown University

Chase Samsel, MD, named VP, CMO, at Bradley Hospital

Edith Antonio, MD, joins Southcoast Health Obstetrics & Gynecology

Edward J. Testa, MD, joins Southcoast Health Orthopedics

ObituarIES  [2-page pdf]
David Carpentier, MD
Christopher Michael Erstling, MD
David J. Luz, MD

 
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