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Alpert Medical School

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Name: Alpert Medical School

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Asthma, sleep and poor marks at school: A U.S. study connects the dots

When children have poorly controlled asthma symptoms, the condition can disrupt their sleep and lead to lower marks in school, according to the results of a U.S. study.Although some experts have suspected that asthma could be detrimental to school work, ... [Published Globe and Mail - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Asthma, Inflammation, United States, Alpert Medical School, NICHD

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

EHR mastery proves elusive for many

They never said navigating the electronic medical record landscape would be easy — at least not at first. And as new regulations from both federal and state spheres begin to tighten their hold around the industry, the valleys of EHR adoption and EHR mastery ... [Published EHR Watch - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Alpert Medical School, Evidence Based Medicine, Thomas D

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Brown University

Study flags infant obesity concerns in American Samoa

A US study has found some American Samoan babies as young as 15 months are being classified as obese.The Brown University study of 800 babies born in American Samoa between 2001 and 2008 found 23.3 per cent of boys and 16.7 per cent of girls were obese ... [Published ABC Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Obesity, American Samoa, Overweight, Brown University

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Slater Leverages Federal Funding to Invest $3.5 Million in 11 Technology-Based Ventures

–The Slater Technology Fund announced today that, since receiving its first infusion of federal funding in January, 2012 from the U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), it has committed a total of $3.5 million to 11 Rhode Island-based ... [Published Slater Technology Fund - May 21 2013]

Entities: Alpert Medical School, Startup, Federal, Entrepreneur

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma

TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Urban elementary school children with poorly controlled asthma are likely to experience sleep problems and suffer academically, new research indicates."In our sample of urban schoolchildren, aged seven to nine, we found ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 21 2013]

Entities: Asthma, Alpert Medical School, American Thoracic Society, human behavior

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Alpert Medical School

Medical grad strives to help disadvantaged

Jessica Heney ’13 M.D. Jessica Heney, who graduates May 26 from the Alpert Medical School, will continue as a family medicine resident at Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket the work she has been doing for years: treating the ailment of societal inequity ... [Published Brown University - May 21 2013]

Entities: Family Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Patient

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Annoying Habit You Need to Break

When a friend says she likes your outfit, how do you respond? A recent Inside Amy Schumer skit suggests that most of us self implode (heads up: Seriously NSFW):Of course, this scene is a bit extreme—but it gets at a real issue that many women face with ... [Published Womens Health Mag - May 20 2013]

Entities: Graham Thomas, Alpert Medical School, Amy Schumer

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Solta Medical launches new radiofrequency technology for skin treatment

Solta Medical, Inc., a provider of aesthetic skin treatments, has announced the Thermage Total Tip 3.0, a radiofrequency treatment for face and neck. According to the company, Thermage uses radiofrequency technology to non-invasively help smooth, and ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Solta Medical Inc, Radiofrequency, Thermage

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Newsmakers Westchester County 5-16-2013

By: Westfair Online Posted date: May 16, 2013 In: Newsmakers, Westchester | comment : 0DAMIANE DOYLE, previously of Provident Bank, has recently been appointed vice president and commercial loan officer for Greater Hudson Bank N.A. Doyle oversees developing ... [Published Fairfield Business Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: Dermatology, Westchester County, New York University School of Medicine, Appointed, Commercial Lending

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Alpert Medical School to award 113 M.D. degrees

The 39th Medical CommencementAlpert Medical School to award 113 degrees“Now being admitted to the profession of medicine ...” The medical graduation ceremony, with hoods and Hippocratic Oath, takes place in its traditional setting, the First Unitarian ... [Published Brown University - May 16 2013]

Entities: Alpert Medical School, Internal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Symposium: Giving teens the care they need

The Department of Family Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University will convene a ‘Think Tank’ of national experts Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to examine how the patient-centered medical home model of health care delivery can best meet ... [Published Brown University - May 16 2013]

Entities: Family Medicine, Lincoln Chafee, Brown University, Alpert Medical School, Warren Alpert Medical School

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

David Savitz named VP for research

David Savitz Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2013 Credit: Mike Cohea/Brown UniversityBrown University has named David Savitz, currently professor of epidemiology in the Brown School of Public Health and professor of obstetrics and gynecology ... [Published Brown University - May 07 2013]

Entities: Epidemiology, Public Health, Alpert Medical School

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"Research really tells us that those babies who are overweight as infants are more likely to be overweight as children, and then as adults so...nipping this in the bud as early as possible in life should be a key aim for anybody's who's working in public health around obesity" she said

Study flags infant obesity concerns in American Samoa [Published ABC Online - May 22 2013]

"Urban and ethnic minority children are at an increased risk for high levels of asthma morbidity and frequent health care utilization due to asthma. Given the high level of asthma burden in these groups, and the effects that urban poverty can have on the home environments and the neighborhoods of urban families, it is important to identify modifiable targets for intervention" Koinis-Mitchell said in a news release from the thoracic society

Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma [Published Bio-Medicine - May 21 2013]

"While it has been recognized that missed sleep and school absences are important indicators of asthma morbidity in children, our study is the first to explore the associations between asthma, sleep quality, and academic performance in real time, prospectively, using both objective and subjective measures" said principal investigator Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior (Research) and Associate Professor of Pediatrics...

Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children [Published Bio-Medicine - May 21 2013]

...Konis-Mitchell continued. "In addition, school-level interventions can involve identifying children with asthma who miss school often, appear sleepy and inattentive during class, or who have difficulty with school work. Working collaboratively with the school system as well as the child and family may ultimately enhance the child's asthma control."

Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children [Published Medical Xpress - May 21 2013]

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Newsmakers Westchester County 5-16-2013 [Published Fairfield Business Journal - May 17 2013]
Alpert Medical School to award 113 M.D. degrees [Published Brown University - May 16 2013]
Symposium: Giving teens the care they need [Published Brown University - May 16 2013]
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Solve healthcare problems with collaboration, a... [Published Hospital Impact - Apr 03 2013] by Judith D. Bentkover Last month, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stunned the business community when the company announced it would abolish its work-at-home policy. Publicly, the internet company stated it made the controversial decision to encourage ...
Continuous learning drives healthcare improvement [Published Hospital Impact - Feb 20 2013] by Judith D. Bentkover The challenge of creating a new healthcare system--one that is integrated, patient-centered, data-driven, delivers coordinated care, fosters continuous improvement and emphasizes value and care outcomes--is extraordinary in ...

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