Brown University Health

09/26/2025

Rita lived with Essential Tremor for nearly 20 years. “I couldn’t hold my hand steady to drink a glass of water without using a straw or spilling it all over me. I couldn’t shower or fix my hair or put on my make-up,” says Rita. Thanks to focused ultrasound and the team at Norman Prince Neuroscience Institute, Rita has regained control of her movements and her life. Read Rita’s story at https://www.brownhealth.org/centers-services/movement-disorders-program-rhode-island-hospital/patient-success-stories/focused

09/25/2025

Congratulations to our first class of Surgical Technologist students! Brown University Health partnered with New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) to advance a specialized program to develop high-performing surgical technologists, addressing a critical workforce shortage across Rhode Island. The first class recently completed their course work and celebrated with a pinning ceremony. We’re excited to celebrate this achievement during Surgical Technologist week! Learn more about the program on our website: https://www.brownhealth.org/news/brown-university-health-and-new-england-institute-technology-celebrate-surgical-technologist

09/24/2025

Advanced practice providers (APP) play a vital role in today's healthcare landscape. Learn more about the different types of APP and how they are essential to an ever-changing world of caring for people's health.

Advanced practice providers provide expert, quality care to healthcare patients, allowing more people to access health care when it's needed.

09/23/2025

Please welcome Dr. Christopher McDonald to the Brown University Health Orthopedics Institute! Dr. McDonald specializes in the comprehensive treatment of spinal disorders across all ages. His special areas of interest include degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, scoliosis, spinal deformities, and complex revision surgeries of the spine. Learn more about Dr. McDonald on our website: https://www.brownhealth.org/providers/christopher-mcdonald-md

09/22/2025

Happy APP week! Across Brown University Health, advanced practice providers play a vital role in our healthcare system. They bring experience and special skills to primary care offices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, emergency departments, and inpatient units and provide compassionate, expert-level care to the community. We are incredibly grateful to all of our APP team members—thank you for being a part of Brown University Health!

09/19/2025

Stress can lead us to mindlessly eating whatever is available or easy to obtain, which can lead to weight gain and poor overall health. But some foods can actually help reduce stress. The next time you're feeling stressed, reach for a food known for its stress-reducing benefits. It will help your overall health.

Eating to relieve stress is a normal behavior, but did you know there are foods that can help relieve stress and benefit your body as well?

09/18/2025

Earlier this year, the Brown University Health Community Health Institute hosted a Mentor-Mentee Graduation event to celebrate some of the lifelong connections that have been formed between healthcare professionals and local high school students interested in healthcare careers. Through the two-year program, students build academic, career and life skills as well as partnerships with professionals. Learn more about one partnership between Leo, a behavior coach with Bradley Hospital, and Bayron, a student at Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, on our website: http://brownhealth.org/centers-services/community-health-institute/stories-community/changing-two-lives-one-mentor

09/17/2025

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Nicholas Lemme to the Brown University Health Orthopedics Institute! Dr. Lemme is fellowship-trained in both orthopedic sports medicine and orthopedic trauma, with a particular focus on treating shoulder, knee, and elbow injuries with non-surgical and surgical options. Learn more about Dr. Lemme on our website: https://www.brownhealth.org/providers/nicholas-lemme-md

09/16/2025

We're excited to partner with the Rhode Island Department of Education - RIDE to support the mental health needs of students and help families have a successful school year.

“Bradley and RIDE have been working closely together for many years. This new partnership with RIDE is well aligned with our mutual commitment to improving the health status of our community through behavioral health professional development and consultation,” said Dr. Margaret Paccione-Dyszlewski, director of clinical innovation at Bradley Hospital.

Learn more about this partnership here: https://ride.ri.gov/press-releases/mckee-administration-ride-bradley-hospital-launch-partnership-support-student-mental-health

09/15/2025

Kenneth Vinacco, PT, DPT discusses the personalized care that we offer at Brown University Health Outpatient Rehabilitation Services to treat a wide range of conditions. Learn more about all our services at https://www.brownhealth.org/centers-services/outpatient-rehabilitation-services

09/12/2025

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Konstantinos Economopoulos to the Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss! Dr. Economopoulos is a bariatric, foregut, and hernia surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery. Learn more about Dr. Economopoulos on our website: https://www.brownhealth.org/providers/konstantinos-p-economopoulos-md-phd-meng

09/11/2025

Dr. Jared Saletin, director of the Sleep and Circadian Methods Research Core at Bradley Hospital’s Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, recently talked with Kim Kalunian at WPRI about the importance of getting enough sleep and tips to help kids get their zzzs.

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