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COMMENTARY
Keeping Hospitals Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Leonard A. Mermel, DO
Miasmas and Other False Beliefs: The Road to Sickness and Death
Herbert Rakatansky, MD
COVID-19: Misinformation Can Kill
Ghazal Aghagoli, BS, MD’23
Emily J. Siff, MS
Anastasia C. Tillman, BA, MD’23
Edward R. Feller, MD, FACP, FACG |
WE ARE READ EVERYWHERE
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London, New York and Rhode Island |
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PREVENTING, TESTING, MANAGING, AND TREATING HEPATITIS C
Guest Editor: Lynn E. Taylor, MD, FAASLD, FACP
[Complete 27-page Themed Section]
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Introduction
The Second Biggest Infectious Disease Killer in the U.S.:
Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Steps Towards its Elimination in Rhode Island and Beyond
Lynn E. Taylor, MD, FAASLD, FACP |
Public Health Approaches Toward Eliminating Hepatitis C Virus in Rhode Island
Matthew Murphy, MD, MPH
Katharine Howe, MPH
Theodore Marak, MPH
Thomas Bertrand, MPH
Michaela Maynard, MPH, MSN, NP-C
Colleen Daley Ndoye
Raynald Joseph
Jerry Fingerut, MD
Philip A. Chan, MD, MS |
Liver Ultrasound Elastography: Review of Techniques and Clinical Applications
Adib R. Karam, MD
Michael D. Beland, MD |
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Patient with Hepatitis C: A Cautionary Tale
Soumitri Barua, AB, MD’21
Sophie Sprecht-Walsh, LPN
Zoe Weiss, MD
James N. Butera, MD
Khaldoun Almhanna, MD, MP
Susan Hart, MD
Jael Rodriguez, MD
Lynn E. Taylor, MD
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Comparing Treatment Response Between Older and Younger Patients
with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection on Direct-acting Antiviral Agents
Alyssa K. Greenwood Francis, MPH
Francesca L. Beaudoin, MD, PhD
Safiya S. Naidjate, PharmD
Christine Berard-Collins, MBA, BSPharm
Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD, PhD |
A Modifiable Barrier to Hepatitis C Virus Elimination in Rhode Island:
The Prior Authorization Process for Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents
Patrick Duryea
Jackie Habchi, PharmD
Sophie Sprecht-Walsh, LPN
Aurielle Thomas, MSc
Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD |
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CASE REPORTS
EXTRA Acute Vision Loss in a Patient with COVID-19
Vijairam Selvaraj, MD
Daniel Sacchetti, DO
Arkadiy Finn, MD
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD |
EXTRA Short-Term Dexamethasone in Sars-CoV-2 Patients
Vijairam Selvaraj, MD, MPH
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD
Arkadiy Finn, MD
Timothy P. Flanigan, MD |
F18-FDG PET/CT Diagnoses Vasculitis after a Negative Indium-111 Leukocyte Scan
Jing Wang, MD
Don C. Yoo, MD
Elizabeth H. Dibble, MD |
Delayed Diagnosis of an Occult Wooden Orbital Foreign Body
Yash J. Vaishnav, MD
David Portelli, MD
Michael E. Migliori, MD, FACS |
A Rare Case of 4 Ps:
Bilateral Pneumothoraces and Pneumomediastinum in Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Daniel Yee, MD
Danni Fu, MD
Channing Hui, DO
Neal Dharmadhikari, MD
Gerardo Carino, MD, PhD |
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CONTRIBUTIONS
COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence: A Call to Action
Odette Zero, BA, MD-ScM’22
Meghan Geary, MD |
Work-Life Balance and Career Experiences of Part-Time Versus Full-Time Faculty at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Erica Y. Chung, MD
Allison W. Brindle, MD
Shuba Kamath, MD, MPH
Kristin C. Lombardi, MD
Delma-Jean Watts, MD
Valerie Ryan, PhD
Office of Women in Medicine and Science Advisory Board |
An Evaluation of Connect for Health: A Social Referral Program in RI
Emily Zhu, AB’20
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS
M. Barton Laws, PhD |
Brown Urology: A Historical Perspective
Timothy K. O’Rourke, MD
Mark Sigman, MD
Anthony A. Caldamone, MD
Eric Jung, MD |
The Health and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Abortion Denial in Rhode Island:
A Health Impact Assessment
Nykia R. Leach, MPH
Samantha Rosenthal, MPH, PhD |
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RIMS NEWS [5-page section]
Are you reading RIMS Notes?
Working for You: RIMS Advocacy Activites
Kathleen Boyd, MSW, LICSW, elected to Board of
Federation of State
Physician Health Programs
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SPOTLIGHT
Q&A with Albert S. Woo, MD
Forging a New Frontier in 3D Printing during COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Korr
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GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Q&A with Dean Winslow, MD, on Volunteering in Antarctica
Mary Korr
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BOOKS
Q&A with Alyson McGregor, MD, author of ‘Sex Matters’
Mary Korr
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IN THE NEWS [3-page section]
RIH authors publish study comparing incidence of respiratory virus peak incidence
among varying age groups
RI Foundation awards COVID-19 Behavioral Health Fund grants
Study finds only 3% of individuals with autism receive recommended genetic tests
URI offers new online Master’s program in health care management |
PEOPLE/PLACES [5-page section]
Appointments
Alan Daniels, MD, named Spine Surgery Division Chief at University Orthopedics
Betty Rambur, URI Nursing Professor,
appointed to Medicare
Payment Advisory
Commission
RECOGNITION
John B. Murphy, MD, honored by American
Geriatrics Society
Dr. Andrew Zullo
receives American Geriatrics Society
New Investigator Award
Brown University
COVID-19 Research Seed Fund
Obituaries
Peter B. Baute, MD
Vincent A. DeRobbio, MD
Andrew Edmund Slaby, MD, PhD, MPH |
HERITAGE
From the Civil War to the Present: A Snapshot of Floating Hospitals
Mary Korr |
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