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August 2019 0

In This Together

New program targets childhood obesity by helping whole families eat healthier.

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New research identifies an enzyme that helps regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue. Photo courtesy Liu Lab

January 2018 0

Obesity, Diabetes in the Crosshairs

New research shows an enzyme may regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue.

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A patient x-ray shows a particularly severe knee dislocation. Courtesy Johnson

November 2017 0

A Joint Epidemic

Obesity increases the incidence, severity, and costs of knee dislocations.

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  “We count ourselves very lucky to be part of this select group at the forefront of answering critical questions that go on to change practice,” says Method Tuuli, the Chace-Joukowsky Professor & Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. More in Medicine@Brown medicine.at.brown.edu/women-a… pic.twitter.com/BFXMAWuCRw
  
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  In partnership with @BrownUniversity's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, @womenandinfants is taking steps to address maternal morbidity and mortality inequities in Rhode Island. #BrownMD50 #MaternalHealth #MaternalMortality pic.twitter.com/JnKRgKT1ww
  
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  4 Division of Biology & Medicine faculty members were named honorees in @ProvBusNews’ inaugural Health Care Heroes awards. Join us in celebrating Asst. Prof. @DioGarcia17, Prof. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, Asst. Prof. Jennifer Ritzau and Clinical Assoc. Prof. Emeritus @nuestrasalud. pic.twitter.com/0YG6z2pSau
  
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  “Although the US is a developed country, our outcomes, in terms of maternal morbidity and mortality, are near third-world-country level,” says Methodius Tuuli, the Chace-Joukowsky Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “And part of the reason is that we have disparities in outcomes, with Black and brown patients having much worse outcomes than our white patients.”Several years ago, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, in partnership with Brown University’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, began taking steps to address these inequities. Read more about their mission to put health equity into practice in the latest issue of Medicine@Brown:ow.ly/IZKk50NxwRU #BrownMD50 #MaternalHealth #MaternalMortality ... See MoreSee Less
  
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  Four Division of Biology and Medicine faculty members were named honorees in Providence Business News’ inaugural Health Care Heroes awards program.Assistant Professor Dioscaris Garcia, Professor Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus Pablo Rodriguez, and Assistant Professor Jennifer Ritzau were selected for their work and for making a difference in the health care sector in both Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.Please join us in celebrating their amazing accomplishments and read more here:pbn.com/pbn-announces-9-health-care-heroes/ ... See MoreSee Less
  
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  There is no one-size-fits-all approach in Dermatology. “I think the worst thing, as physicians, is to not be able to reach the people you need to reach,” Nicole Negbenebor, MD'18 RES'23 tells University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics's The Loop. “And I think it is very disheartening when somebody comes in with a disease that’s much more advanced and progressed than it should have ever gotten because of access or lack of information or understanding.”How Negbenebor, co-founder of the nonprofit Skin of Color Community, is using her expertise to treat and educate people of color on skin, hair, and nail conditions:ow.ly/uw5L50NxtUG #skinofcolorcommunity #WomenInSTEM ... See MoreSee Less
  
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