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.

AllAfrica

Dr. Tracy Madsen, an assistant professor of emergency medicine, led a study that found the rate of stroke is declining faster among men than among women.

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Neurology Today

Warren Alpert Medical School faculty members Dr. Karen L. Furie and Mahesh V. Jayaraman wrote an accompanying editorial in Stroke about the new guidelines for stroke treatment. Dr. Furie, chair of neurology, also touches on some of the controversy surrounding the guideline changes by American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

Consumer Reports

Dr. Karen Furie, chair of neurology at the Warren Alpert Medical School, comments on what the new guidelines issued around stroke treatment could mean for patients.

90.5 WESA
Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine, says video games could help young doctors hone their medical judgment.

Romper

Dr. Mark Zonfrillo, an associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, spoke with Romper to explain when babies can play in the snow safely.