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Joined October 2010
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'You wake up, go to school, and you go home like all other teens. You do your homework, you might be worried about a crush. And then at 2:00 AM, an alarm on your phone wakes you up because of an air raid." Q&A with Professor Shufang Sun 💙💛 sph.brown.edu/news/2026-10-2…

Chat for Hope: Cultivating mental health among Ukrainian youth

From air raid alarms to high school crushes, Ukrainian youth are balancing everyday adolescence with the trauma of war. Professor Shufang Sun is working to address their vast unmet psychological...

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Why have opioid overdose deaths fallen faster than at any point? Professor Michael Barnett joins colleagues in a @statnews opinion to argue that "that forces outside medical care and public health policies must be playing the major role." statnews.com/2026/10/23/opio…

Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why

The humbling truth is that forces outside medical care and public health policies must be playing the biggest role in a dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths, three health experts write.

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A new study, led by Distinguished Senior Research Scientist @LoriUscherPines, finds that nearly half of drinkers reported drinking less within 3 months of starting GLP-1s, with higher odds for those with potentially unhealthy past-year alcohol use. medscape.com/viewarticle/glp…
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With a growing number of people choosing to be “California sober” (substituting cannabis for alcohol), @Brown_SPH addiction researcher @JaneMetrik is studying how a person’s cannabis use may affect their alcohol consumption. @BrownUResearch | @BrownPsychiatry | @BrownCAAS
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“There are big questions about why opioid overdose mortality rates are falling,” says Dr. Michael Barnett. “A lot of people think that increased use of the overdose reversal agent #naloxone is a big reason. This study changes the narrative.” brown.edu/news/2026-10-21/na…

Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in U.S. overdose deaths

Researchers found that naloxone use did not increase relative to the number of overdoses as deaths have fallen since 2023, suggesting that other factors may be driving the national decline in...

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Join Dean Francesca Beaudoin on Nov. 19 for the annual Barnes Lecture, featuring @amrasabicPHD, of the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education @TeachersCollege. They'll discuss resilience in the face of trauma & the transformative power of education. eventbrite.com/e/sph-barnes-…
The Frederick W. Barnes Lecture will feature Amra Sabic-El-Rayess ’00, Ph.D., project director, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. 225 Dyer St Providence, RI Thursday, November 19 • 4 PM - 6 PM

ALT The Frederick W. Barnes Lecture will feature Amra Sabic-El-Rayess ’00, Ph.D., project director, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. 225 Dyer St Providence, RI Thursday, November 19 • 4 PM - 6 PM

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Examining brinkmanship in hospital-insurer negotiations, @Brown_SPH’s Jason Buxbaum & coauthors urge policy makers to assess: 1️⃣ Whether aggressive negotiations lower costs 2️⃣ How those negotiations affect patients' access to care and their experiences 📖 Learn more: healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
Interactive chart titled "Real-World Brinkmanship in Hospital-Insurer Negotiations" from Health Affairs. It shows the relationship between hospital and insurer market shares, using a color-coded grid representing different quintiles. A dropdown menu includes "Brinkmanship" and "Departicipation" options.

ALT Interactive chart titled "Real-World Brinkmanship in Hospital-Insurer Negotiations" from Health Affairs. It shows the relationship between hospital and insurer market shares, using a color-coded grid representing different quintiles. A dropdown menu includes "Brinkmanship" and "Departicipation" options.

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Starting soon! Join author Brian Goldstone and Dean Francesca Beaudoin at 4pm EDT today for a virtual discussion of Goldstone's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. eventbrite.com/e/sph-reads-t…

SPH Reads

A Conversation with Author Brian Goldstone & Dean Beaudoin

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🎧 From air raid alarms to high school crushes, Ukrainian teenagers are balancing everyday adolescence with the trauma of war. Professor Shufang Sun is working on a tech-based approach to meeting their psychological needs. Listen: humans-in-public-health.capt…
Podcast advertisement - Now on the Humans in Public Health podcast: Shufang Sun Includes a headshot of Professor Shufanf Sun

ALT Podcast advertisement - Now on the Humans in Public Health podcast: Shufang Sun Includes a headshot of Professor Shufanf Sun

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Amid the worsening #Ebola outbreak, the US has built a controversial quarantine center in Kenya and pulled back global health support, reducing the ability to respond to the outbreak, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo of the @pandemiccenter tells the @guardian. theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO

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Shopping for 2027 #Medicare coverage? @BrownHSPP Professor @djmeyers2 warns that insurance brokers may or may not be acting in the best interest of beneficiaries. nytimes.com/2026/10/17/busin…

Shopping for Your 2027 Medicare Coverage Is Extra Important Now

Be sure to read your mail this fall — big changes to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage provider networks are coming, and could cost you more.

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STUDENTS! Is your team set for the 2026 Hack for Humanity? You have until 10/21 to register. Head to the link to learn about this year's theme, the @Watson_School @BrownCHRHS and the $3,000 seed grant prize! chrhs.watson.brown.edu/educa…

Hack for Humanity 2026: Mis/Disinformation

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From a comic about Providence’s former Chinatown to tenant advocacy work, Aidan Choi ’26 uses art to drive change. Now pursuing a dual MPA/MPH degree through the Watson School and @Brown_SPH, he’s building toward a career in public service. Learn more: ow.ly/2fI150ZUGaR

Aidan Choi: Bringing together art, policy and public health to create positive change

The Brown University MPA/MPH student is drawing on his undergraduate background in the humanities, social sciences and community engagement to help inform and empower vulnerable Rhode Islanders.

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Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health@pandemiccenterOct 19
Attention Brown Community 📣 Join us 11/11 at 12 PM for a conversation and Q&A with former Africa CDC Director and global health pioneer Ambassador (ret.) John Nkengasong, co-led by Senior Adviser @BethCameron_DC & Horizon Fellow Oluwatosin Akande. events.brown.edu/public-heal…
Poster for “Lessons from the Frontlines of Global Health Security,” featuring John Nkengasong and hosts.

ALT Poster for “Lessons from the Frontlines of Global Health Security,” featuring John Nkengasong and hosts.

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I joined @CNN today to talk about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC and the incredible sacrifice of my colleagues who are battling this on the ground and in the treatment centers.
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“Cases like this are deeply troubling," Professor @Ateevm says, "but they should be viewed as outliers rather than representative of telemedicine more broadly.” @BrownHSPP @CAHPR_BrownSPH inc.com/lucia-auerbach/done-…

Done Global Illegally Distributed 37 Million Adderall Pills. The Problem Wasn’t Telehealth Alone

Following a landmark prison sentence for Done Global's founder, medical experts weigh in on what the Adderall trial reveals about telehealth.

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Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health@pandemiccenterOct 16
🦠 PA investigating possible a possible 6th death due to #measles in the state. 🇺🇸 The US 2026-2027 #FluSeason has begun with low activity. 🇯🇵 Japan #flu levels continue to rise, spiking earlier than seen last year. Subscribe for weekly updates: mailchi.mp/brown/tracking-re…
Map titled “2025–2026 Total Measles Cases in the US by State,” with darker gold and brown indicating higher case counts.

ALT Map titled “2025–2026 Total Measles Cases in the US by State,” with darker gold and brown indicating higher case counts.

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California, Rhode Island, Oregon and Delaware are testing different ways to control healthcare spending. In a new opinion, Professor @CM_Whaley & Senior Research Scientist @dan_arnold_ of @CAHPR_BrownSPH say each approach comes with tradeoffs. medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…

Opinion | Can States Put the Brakes on Healthcare Spending?

Varying approaches nationwide offer case studies in cost savings and tradeoffs

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“As Rhode Island’s only school of public health, we have a responsibility to respond to urgent public health challenges like this one,” Dean Beaudoin told @wpri12 about #BrownSPH efforts to assist residents impacted by changes to Medicaid. wpri.com/health/new-initiati…

New initiative looks to help Medicaid enrollees understand federal changes

Rhode Island Medicaid and the People, Place, and Health Collective at the Brown University School of Public Health have teamed up to assist residents with understanding the federal changes that are…

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SPH READS 📖 Join us next week for a free webinar with author @brian_goldstone & Dean Francesca Beaudoin on Goldstone's Pulitzer Prize-winner, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. Live Q&A following the conversation! RSVP at the link bit.ly/3TCHnY1
This image is an advertisement for an event titled "SPH Reads." It features a conversation with authors Brian Goldstone and Dean Beaudoin. The event is set for October 20, 2026, from 4 to 5 p.m. and will be held as a Zoom webinar. The book cover shown is "There Is No Place For Us: Working and Homeless in America" by Brian Goldstone. The book is noted as a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times Critics’ Top Book.

ALT This image is an advertisement for an event titled "SPH Reads." It features a conversation with authors Brian Goldstone and Dean Beaudoin. The event is set for October 20, 2026, from 4 to 5 p.m. and will be held as a Zoom webinar. The book cover shown is "There Is No Place For Us: Working and Homeless in America" by Brian Goldstone. The book is noted as a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times Critics’ Top Book.

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