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Medicine @ Brown
Poetry as Medicine (featuring Ramu Kharel)
An ER physician finds inspiration in Urdu verse.
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Donald Trump made numerous promises during his presidential campaign that could affect scientists and science policy. Will they be implemented once he is president?
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Suresh Venkatasubramanian discusses the implications of AI and national security policy, including the White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which he co-authored.
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Think Global Health
Marburg in Rwanda: What to Expect (by Craig Spencer)
Physician and Ebola survivor Craig Spencer on Rwanda's response and how the international community can help.
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The fourth wave of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. is being driven by the combination of fentanyl with stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine, complicating overdose prevention and treatment efforts.
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The US interfered in Brazilian politics from the beginning of the decade, fearing the country could become socialist.
Featuring Professor James Green.
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Featuring Professor James Green.
Tech company policies have put a chill on independent AI research, says open letter.
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In the wake of this month’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, a Warren Alpert Medical School professor has started a GoFundMe page aiming to raise at least $50,000 for disaster relief work.
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Flu, Covid and waterborne bacterial illnesses threaten the health of an already vulnerable population.
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Dr. Spencer is an emergency doctor and professor of public health at Brown. He survived Ebola in 2014 after treating patients in Guinea and treated Covid-19 patients in New York City.
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