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CASE REPORTS
Testicular Relapse of Primary Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma of the Central Nervous System
– a Rare Occurrence
Thomas A. Ollila, MD; Thomas P. Kishkovich, MD; Adam J. Olszewski, MD;
Nimesh R. Patel, MD; Cynthia Jackson, MD; Breton Roussel, MD; Rabin Niroula, MD;
Diana O. Treaba, MD
Improvise, Adapt & Overcome: Successful Surgery-Sparing Prosthetic Hip Infection Antibiotic Suppression During COVID-19 Crisis
Derek R. Jenkins, MD; Jad Aridi, MD; Peter T. Evangelista, MD; Terrie Fox Wetle, PhD; Richard W. Besdine, MD; John R. Lonks, MD
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder:
Prevention in the Context of New Trauma
McKenna C. Brennan, BA; Noah S. Philip, MD
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Rhode Island Has the Highest Rate of Medicare Part D Claims
for Benzodiazepines Among New England States
William Finke, PharmD’23; Stephen J. Kogut, PhD, MBA, RPh
Dispensed Opioid, Buprenorphine, Benzodiazepine, and Stimulant Prescriptions
among Rhode Island Residents, 2017-2021
Taylor J. Paiva, MPH; Adam Z. Nitenson, PhD; Dana Antinozzi;
Collette Onyejekwe, PharmD, RPh; James V. McDonald, MD, MPH;
Benjamin D. Hallowell, PhD, MPH |
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORT
Evaluation of a Statewide Policy to Improve Post-Overdose Care
in Emergency Departments and Subsequent Treatment Engagement
Laura C. Chambers, PhD, MPH; Benjamin D. Hallowell, PhD, MPH;
Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS; Mackenzie Daly, MPA; Janette Baird, PhD;
Francesca L. Beaudoin, MD, PhD, MS
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RESEARCH BRIEF
Risk of Spontaneous Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Following
Non-Operative
Vaginal Delivery in a High-Risk Cohort
Brock E. Polnaszek, MD; Valery A. Danilack, MPH, PhD;
Phinnara Has, MS;
Melissa Russo, MD; Maureen Hamel, MD;
Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MBA;
David A. Savitz, PhD;
Adam K. Lewkowitz, MD, MPHS
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COMMENTARY
Chief Complaint:
‘I Need an Antibiotic’
Kenneth S. Korr, MD |
PERSPECTIVE
Eponyms: What’s in a Name?
Joseph H. Friedman, MD
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BOOK REVIEW
Book targets IRB delays in medical research; proposes a more humane paradigm
Joseph H. Friedman, MD
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We are read everywhere
AUPO Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
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RIMS NEWS
Working for you
COMMENTARY
Physician Advocacy in Rhode Island:
History, Culture & How to Get Involved
KEITH CALLAHAN, MD, MBA; GINA LA PROVA, MD; ROBERT DULSKI, MPPA, MA
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In the News
[5-page pdf]
New program at Women & Infants aims to reduce postpartum hypertension, hospital readmissions
Fatima now offering Mako robotic technology for joint replacement surgery
Ajello introduces Lila Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act
Expanded psychiatric residential treatment facility to open for female adolescents
Flu vaccine provided substantial protection this season
Flu vaccination reduced risk of flu-related hospitalization among children by nearly three quarters
McKee, EOHHS announce Medical Respite Care Pilot
Kent Hospital staff come
together to aid humanitarian crisis in Syria and Turkey
Next steps announced for new Eleanor Slater Hospital facility
Reed: CDC data shows urgent need for more school-based mental health services |
People/Places [2-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Megan L. Ranney, MD, named dean of the Yale School of Public Health
CharterCARE names N. Joseph Espat, MD, surgeon-in-chief
Kristen Kichefski, MSN, named chief nursing officer at Bradley
Dapaah-Afriyie, DeSanto-Madeya, and Kydd join HopeHealth board of directors
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OBITUARIES [1-page pdf]
Duane Scott Bishop, MD
Alan David Podis, MD
Arnold S. Rosenbaum, MD
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VIDEOS IN MEDICINE
Hoffmann’s Sign with Clonus
Joseph H. Friedman, MD
Hoffmann’s sign is present if a downward flick of the middle finger of the relaxed hand, supported by the examiner, produces contraction of the thumb and index finger. It is considered a sign of pathological hyperreflexia of similar import to the better-known Babinski reflex, indicating corticospinal tract damage in the neck or above. Read more
Video link: https://vimeo.com/776353006 |
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