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AUGUST 2025    Volume 108, Number 8

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CONTACT
Editor-in-Chief

William Binder, MD
william_binder@brown.edu

Managing Editor
Mary Korr
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
Publication Requirements
Peer Review Policy
Ethics Statement
Copyright Transfer
Financial Disclosure
Commentary Guide
Letters to the Editor Guide
Images in Medicine Guide
Videos in Medicine Guide

Associate Editor
Kenneth S. Korr, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

 

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) REHABILITATION
Jon A. Mukand, MD, PhD
Guest Editor
[33-page PDF]

The Complexities of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Jon A. Mukand, MD, PhD

Traumatic Brain Injury – A Neurologist’s Approach
Bruno Mourao Pacheco, MD; Anna Whitham, MD; Jonathan F. Cahill, MD

Common Sequelae of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report
Stephan P. Pirnie, MD, PhD

Rehabilitation Strategies for Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights and Innovations
Alexios G. Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH, DABPMR, FFSMB, FAAOE; Stephan P. Pirnie, MD, PhD; Alexandra I. Gundersen, MD; Claudia Hentschel, MD

Restoring Function After TBI:
A Review of Physical Therapy Strategies for Balance, Gait, and Dual-Task Recovery

Kenneth Vinacco, PT, DPT, NCS; Nicole Rawnsley, PT, DPT, NCS;
Elizabeth Kolator, PT, DPT, GCS, CLT; Jon A. Mukand, MD,
PhD

Cognitive-Communication Rehabilitation after Brain Injuries
Joan M. Jordan, DHA, CCC-SLP; Jon A. Mukand, MD, PhD

Current Concepts in Neurogenic Heterotopic Ossification
Jonathan Liu, MD; Noah Gilreath, BA; Sydney Rozenfeld, MD; Sandi Caus, MD;
Sarah Criddle, MD; Edward J. Testa, MD; Andrew Evans, MD

An Orthopedic Perspective on the Management of Spasticity
Mary Lou, BS; Ashley Knebel, BA; Jacob Eberson, BS; Craig P. Eberson, MD

RESEARCH STUDIES
Evaluation of the Mental Health Temperature of Rhode Island Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Katelin M. Ferreira, ScB, EMT; Megan Umbriano, BS, AEMT-C; Eric Rossmeisl, AAB, AEMT-C; Jason M. Rhodes, MPA, AEMT-C; Kenneth A. Williams, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Novel Patient Intake Survey for the Diagnosis and Management of Hip Osteoarthritis
Jonathan Liu, MD; Tucker Callanan, MD; Mohammad Daher, BS; Noah Gilreath, MD;
Janine Molino,
PhD; Thomas Barrett, MD; Eric Cohen, MD; Valentin Antoci, Jr., MD, PhD

Glioblastoma: Epidemiology and Imaging-Based Review
Joseph Madour, BS; Justin Bessette, BS; Joey Z. Gu, MD; Erika L. Thayer, DO;
Heinrich Elinzano, MD; Alessandra J. Sax, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by numbers
Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths: Rhode Island – January 1, 2022–December 31, 2024
Heidi R. Weidele, MPH; Benjamin D. Hallowell, PhD

Vital Statistics
Zuheil AmoreseI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

HERITAGE
Turning the Tide: United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps in Rhode Island in the 1900s
Mary Korr

In the News   [4-page pdf]
Scientists develop high-performance MRI scanner in effort to define microscopic brain structures

AMA, 79 medical societies back vaccination against respiratory viruses

Leading medical professional societies sue HHS for unlawful, unilateral vaccine changes

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.3M grant to Christopher Moore, PhD, to study how brain blood vessels relay real-time signals across the blood-brain barrier (BBD)

AMA deeply concerned by reported USPSTF changes
Letter to HHS secretary urges retaining previously appointed Task Force members

U.S. POINTER Alzheimer study results released

WalletHub finds Rhode Island second-best state for health care

People/Places   [8-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Kent Hospital President Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, MBA, to lead Baltimore Health System

Tenny Thomas, MD, FACEP, MHL, named President and Chief Medical Officer of Newport Hospital

Alexander Harmatz, MD, named Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Fatima Hospital

Returning Home: University Orthopedics welcomes native Rhode Islander
Nicholas Lemme, MD
, to The Sports Medicine Center

NettieRose Cooley, MBA, joins Block Island Health Center as its new CEO

Neighborhood Health Plan welcomes new chair, two board members

Samuel M. Mencoff named Chair of the Board for Brown University Health

RECOGNITION
BCBSRI announces nonprofit partners for 2025 day of service – Blue across Rhode Island

2025 Worksite Health Awards honor 48 Rhode Island-based companies

Rhode Island, Miriam, Newport hospitals recognized for exceptional stroke treatment

South County Health earns CMS infection prevention recognition

Hasbro Children’s announces 2024 ‘Brite Lites’ hospital employees recognized for exemplary care

Roger Williams celebrates 30 years of BMT services

Roger Williams Sleep Center reaccredited

Two URI nursing professors to be inducted as Fellows in American Academy of Nursing

OBITUARIES   [1-page pdf]
David Louis Kitzes, MD
Dennis S. Krauss, MD

 
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