March 22, 2018 NewsTo Talk About Guns, Let’s Start With A Grieving Mother’s SilenceWBUR Dr. Jay Baruch, an associate professor of emergency medicine, describes an incident he remembers vividly that involved the death of child and a grieving mother. In this op-ed by Dr. Baruch, he says people should find common ground when it comes gun violence prevention and children. CONTINUE READING
March 21, 2018 NewsThe ER Doctor Exposing the Insane Brutality of Gun ViolenceVice In the month that followed the Parkland, Fla., shooting, Dr. Megan Ranney asked doctors around the country to share their experience with gun violence using the hashtag #docs4gunsense and was flooded with messages that she described as deeply personal and sometimes viscerally upsetting. Published in Vice, this profile also highlights Dr. Ranney’s work as an injury prevention researcher. CONTINUE READING
March 19, 2018 NewsFive Questions With Dr. Helena KuhnProvidence Business News Dr. Helena Kuhn, a board-certified dermatologist at Brown Dermatology and an assistant professor of dermatology at the Warren Alpert Medical School, joined Providence Business News for a “Five Questions With” feature where she discusses the health risks of indoor tanning. CONTINUE READING
March 19, 2018 NewsEmergency Doctors: CPR Training For 911 Operators Could Save LivesRI NPR Dr. Catherine Cummings, a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, joined other emergency physicians in calling for expanded CPR training for 911 dispatchers. CONTINUE READING
March 12, 2018 NewsExperts Weigh-In on Adjusting to Spring ForwardFox 4 Dr. Katie Sharkey, an associate professor of medicine and of psychiatry, comments on what one missing hour of sleep can do to your performance at work. CONTINUE READING
March 8, 2018 NewsDr. Katie Sharkey: Women suffer from sleep apnea tooThe Providence Journal In this feature about women being under diagnosed for sleep apnea, Dr. Katie Sharkey comments on some of the reasons why women are not being treated for the condition. CONTINUE READING
March 7, 2018 NewsThis is how top sleep experts prepare for daylight savingNBC News Dr. Katie Sharkey, an associate professor of medicine and of psychiatry, discusses the dangers of sleep deprivation and offers advice for dealing with Daylight Saving Time. CONTINUE READING
March 4, 2018 NewsRobbery victim raises awareness about restorative justiceMontana 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). CONTINUE READING
February 28, 2018 NewsStories of gun violence pour in to R.I. Hospital Researcher 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. CONTINUE READING
February 28, 2018 NewsDr. Sharkey joins Projo for live Q&A about sleep difficultiesProvidence 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. CONTINUE READING