The Things They Carry
Wars end, but they never truly go away.
In Memoriam
Courtney Lane Bass RES’09, MD, 41, died August 27, 2021, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Dr. Bass was born…
The Long Road Home
For some veterans, peace, in mind and body, remains elusive long after the war is over.
Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
Meet the Medical School’s chief wellness officer.
Why Does COVID Target the Elderly?
Over years of research, the lab of Jack A. Elias, MD, the dean of medicine and biological sciences, has shown…
Build Back Better
As vaccine disparities persist, two projects try to reach the most vulnerable.
Letter From the Dean
New Beginnings…
Ask the Expert
How does sleep impact children’s mental health?
Another Dimension in Surgery
Craniofacial surgeons like Albert Woo ’95 MD’99 RES’05 indulge their inner artists as they sculpt new noses, jaw bones, and…
Meet Them Where They Are
In courts and in clinics doctors and lawyers combine their power to keep people on the right side of health.
Make Livers Great Again
Thousands of livers donated for transplantation are discarded or rejected every year due to concerns about organ quality and function.
The Crisis No One Talks About
A student film shines a light on Black women’s maternity struggles.
Power Pipeline
A 10-year effort to increase diversity in Brown’s STEM doctoral programs successfully recruited more students and graduated more PhDs from…
When First Isn’t Best
Students without doctors in their families band together for support.
Separated by a Pandemic, United by a Cause
Faculty and students mobilize in the US to support the COVID response in Rohingya refugee camps.
Have We Lost Our Way?
We won’t treat people who inject drugs for hepatitis C—but we’ll take their organs when they die.
A Living Lab
Birth cohort study addresses child health problems from nutrition to COVID.
Curriculum Changes with the Climate
Med students want to learn how the planet’s health impacts their patients’.
We Said We Would Never Forget
20 years after the Twin Towers fell, we’re still not prepared for disasters.
The School That Jack Built
Research dollars, new programs, top recruits. All measures of success, but not what matters most to the outgoing dean.
A Vaccination Method That Sticks
With patience, science, and the Black church, and ID doc overcomes hesitancy.
Medicine is a Team Sport
In his 31 years in the Army, Jim Lynch MD’03, P’19, completed multiple combat deployments and served alongside many fellow…
Shoulders of Giants
Last May, the Brown Medical Alumni Association presented the inaugural Junior Alumni Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
In Memoriam
Carolyn Frazer Bridgemohan MD’89, 58, died on August 16, 2019. She was one of Boston Children’s Hospital’s first fulltime faculty…