Private equity firms are snapping up private practices across the US, but a lack of disclosure is obscuring how many have been bought and in what specialties. Professor Yashaswini Singh, PhD tells Business Insider 'We're really flying blind here.'
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Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Gravelle for successfully defending his dissertation on Tuesday, April 9th! 🥳

Collaborative discussion opportunities for researchers at the intersection of engineering and public health centered today on work by Brown Engineering's Kurt Pennell and Brown University School of Public Health's Joseph M. Braun, measuring the chemical exposome and its link to human health. IBES: Institute at Brown for Environment & Society

Congratulations to Professors Alyssa Bilinski and Yashaswini Singh, PhD, named 2024 Salomon Awardees by Brown Research!🏅 Learn about their respective projects at the link, on infectious disease modeling and private equity involvement in physician practices. brown.edu/research/condu…

Assisted living communities are increasingly common places for end-of-life care for those with Alzheimer’s disease & other dementias. A new Brown study finds approximately 22% of such communities provide specialized memory care. BrownGerontology Portia Y. Cornell mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/mort…

Please join us tomorrow (Friday, April 12th) at 12pm in SPH 245 for Dr. Murray Raskind (he/him)'s CAAS Rounds talk 'Prazosin for AUD, a Precision Medicine Approach.' This event is in-person only. We hope to see you there!

Professor e_dubya, working closely with nursing students from Copiah-LincolnCC and Community Noise Lab has begun a long-term study of children's environmental health in Mendenhall, Mississippi. simpsoncounty.ms/index.php/heal…

Join the Donovan Program for Recovery and Substance Free initiatives at Brown and PPHC for a talk about harm reduction in Rhode Island and nationwide. This talk will be in person on Brown's campus but is open to the public. April 15th from 6:30 - 8 PM.

📢New paper alert! PE firms invest in physician practices to generate outsized returns on exit.

But what does exit look like? Over what timeline?

Measuring this activity has been difficult due to no transparency. My paper fills these gaps.

HAPPENING TODAY! “Measuring the Chemical Exposome and Linking it to Human Health Outcomes” Brown Engineering welcomes Professors Kurt Pennell & Joseph M. Braun for a discussion on reducing indoor environmental pollutants. IBES: Institute at Brown for Environment & Society Climate Solutions Lab The Climate and Development Lab events.brown.edu/engineering/ev…

The power of collaboration at a larger spectrum to fulfill our communities' information needs is an important story we shared yesterday with StefanieFriedhoff Claire Wardle Abbie Richards at the Brown Information Futures Lab Brown University event. Beautiful writing from Megan Chan. browndailyherald.com/article/2024/0…

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Seth Berkley '78, '81 MD, winner of a NFID 2024 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award for his innovative entrepreneurship and championing of equitable access to vaccines! nfid.org/nfid-announces…

It's April 10th, and our #BrownSPH10 celebration of alumni continues with Professor Zach Kunicki ’19 MPH! Professor Kunicki studies cognitive decline and how its trajectory can be measured with Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior. sph.brown.edu/news/2024-04-1…

Assistant Professor Brandon del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA says there is no evidence that #decriminalization has led to the increase in drug #overdoses in Oregon. Rather, he says the introduction of #fentanyl into the general drug supply is to blame.

More: reason.com/2024/04/01/don…

A recent Brown University research study suggests mindfulness isn’t just good for one’s mental and emotional well-being. In this episode of Public Health Out Loud Dr. Eric Loucks from Brown University explains how mindfulness can help lower blood pressure. tinyurl.com/nhde7ftx

Introducing the 2024 Research Matters Speakers!

Munachimso Ugoh, Master’s Student in Public Health presents: The Interplay Between E-Cigarettes and Traditional Cigarettes

Join us next week: April 18 at 4 pm at Grant Recital Hall

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TODAY at 4 pm ⬇️ Brown Bookstore welcomes Sheila P. Vakharia, author of The Harm Reduction Gap! Join the People, Place & Health Collective (PPHC) & Sheila Vakharia PhD MSW to learn about the limits of our current approach and #harmreduction efforts that keep people who use drugs and their communities safe.

🚨New TT faculty position 🚨The amazing new Center for Health System Sustainability ⁦Brown University School of Public Health⁩ is recruiting a new faculty member (assistant/associate prof, tenure track). It’s an amazing team! Please share!! apply.interfolio.com/142009

And Brown community members can join us for the CHeSS launch event on 4/23 at the Hope Club, hosted by Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH. Register now! events.brown.edu/event/283293-l…

Happening Next Week! The 2024 Barnes Lecture welcomes Dr. Michael VanRooyen of Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Dean Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH for a discussion on humanitarian response and the changing global landscape. Join us at 4 pm on 4/16 at the Prov Public Library. Register today!
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