Montana Standard

In this article about the lasting impression violent crimes has on victims, the Montana Standard cites a 2015 study by Dr. Janette Baird that evaluated the effect of victim impact panels on recidivism. Dr. Baird is an associate professor of emergency medicine (research).

The Providence Journal

After the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Dr. Megan Ranney asked doctors across the country about their experiences with shootings and she was flooded with hundreds of stories within hours.

Providence Journal

In The Providence Journal’s Facebook Live session on Monday from the Brown Medicine Sleep Center, sleep experts Chris Ruzzo and Dr. Katie Sharkey discussed how to overcome sleep difficulties.

The Providence Journal

Although women suffer more strokes than men in a lifetime, new research led by Dr. Tracy Madsen, an assistant professor of emergency medicine, found that there are gender disparities in stroke prevention and treatment.

Modern Healthcare
Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine and the lead author of a 2017 report that examined priorities in gun violence prevention research, is launching a not-for-profit organization, AFFIRM, to fund gun violence prevention research.

The Providence Journal

Dr. Katie Sharkey, a renowned sleep expert and an associate professor of medicine and of psychiatry, answered questions about sleep in a live Q&A on the Providence Journal’s Facebook page.

Providence Business News

Dr. Steven Schechter, a clinical associate professor of surgery, joined the Providence Business News to discuss the importance of colorectal cancer screening and issues related to colonoscopies.

Providence Business News

Dr. Russell White, a clinical professor of surgery and a cardiothoracic surgeon who received the 2017 L’Chaim Prize for Outstanding Christian Medical Missionary Service, answers questions about the prize and his work in Kenya.

STAT

In an opinion piece by Dr. Jay Baruch, associate professor of emergency medicine, he writes about the “all-consuming” challenges that face the caregivers who accompany patients in emergency departments.

Providence Business News

University Medicine, a nonprofit medical group practice in Rhode Island, changed its name to Brown Medicine Feb. 1, the company announced Wednesday. Dr. Louise Rice, chair of the Department of Medicine, explained that changing the name would allow the practice to better align with its parent federation, Brown Physicians, Inc.