Medicine@Brown
Spring 2023
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Heartburn
Reykjanes, Iceland, July 2021
From the Dean: In this issue of Medicine@Brown, you’ll meet alumni who embody the Brown ethos.
New approach effectively delivers anti-cancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice.
One medical student’s inquiry results in profession-wide changes.
Brown researchers find that a brief questionnaire for psychological distress can be an efficient way to assess patient risk for cardiovascular disease.
Ask the Expert: Hina Khan, MD
Study puts the risk of firearm death in perspective.
A new test could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s in saliva.
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Dapper Don
An oncologist tackles tough topics with flair.
Study shows patients can safely begin opioid addiction treatment in community pharmacies.
More people died in Texas prisons without air conditioning than in those with it, study finds.
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The Other
Striving to do no unconscious harm.
With tough classes and a culture of support, a master’s program prepares the doctors of tomorrow.
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Moral Authority
Two physicians with a record of calling out medical wrongdoing question why more doctors don’t.
Levi Adams had his capable hands on every block of the medical program’s foundation. Fifty years later, he reflects on those heady times.
She has the skills to fight the ills.
Peter Kilmarx MD’90 became acting director of the Fogarty International Center and acting associate director for International Research at the NIH in January.
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Keeping Current
A physician-entrepreneur applies health technology to Continuing Ed.
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In Memoriam
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Momentum
Supporting students.
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Anything Can Be
We love to see people overcome obstacles, but what if we just moved them out of the way?