These roos were made for walking. 

Medical students translate the medicalese in the Michael Brown case documents.

Compassion is the baseline treatment for the transgender community.

Under the microscope, science meets art.

Abrar Qureshi digs deep to solve dermatology’s mysteries.

David S. Greer, MD, former dean of Alpert Medical School and professor emeritus in the Brown School of Public Health, died…

Brown and RISD students take a fresh look at health care problems. 

Kenneth D. Bloch, 58, of Chestnut Hill, MA, died September 13, 2014. A cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, he held a joint appointment…

Disasters teach that mental health is inseparable from bodily health. 

An alum reports on his work fighting Ebola.

A new grant supports collaboration in migraine research.

Flu vaccines are a hit-or-miss science.

Hospice care improves patients’ quality of life, if they can get it.

Willoughby Britton believes in the power of mindfulness meditation to change your brain-and your life–for the better. She just wants…

For nearly 40 years, the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership has been tackling medicine’s stubborn racial divide. 

Scott A. Allen MD’91, professor of medicine at the University of California, Riverside, left, and Josiah Rich, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at Alpert…

Disease outbreaks are on the rise, but so are prevention and treatment.

A surfing doc helps prevent injuries in his favorite sport.

Howard A. Hall, 80, of South Dartmouth, MA, and Providence, died October 25, 2014. An obstetrician and gynecologist in private practice and on…

A patient’s honesty has to be earned.

In Uganda, poverty is sometimes a patient’s chief complaint.