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MARCH 2026    Volume 109, Number 3

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CONTACT
Editor-in-Chief

William Binder, MD
william_binder@brown.edu

Managing Editor
Missy Manning
mmanning@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
Publication Requirements
Pre-Submission Checklist
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
Philip Chan, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

 

CASE REPORTS
Sigmoid Volvulus in a Healthy Adolescent Male
Joseph A. Inger, BS; Caitlin Azzo, MD; Kristin H. Dwyer, MD, MPH; Artur Chernoguz, MD;
Lachlan Driver, MD

First Presentation of Tophaceous Gout in the Achilles Tendon After Primary Repair:
A Report of Two Cases

Claire Lin, BS; Phillip Schmitt, BS; Colin Whitaker, MD; Patrick Morrissey, MD;
Brad Blankenhorn, MD; Raymond Hsu, MD

Dizziness Found to Be Candida Parapsilosis Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
DAVID F. PAINTER, MD; MELISSA M. JONES, MD, MPH; ANTOUN KAMEL, MD; AMOS CHARLES, MD

Central Hypothyroidism Associated with Oxcarbazepine in Pediatric Patients:
Case Series and Literature Review

Sabitha Sasidharan Pillai, MD; Renee Robilliard, DO; Meghan E. Fredette, MD;
Jose Bernardo Quintos, MD; Duyu A. Nie, MD,
PhD; Lisa Swartz Topor, MD, MMSc

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Vasculitic Rash Caused by Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine
HANNAH STILLMAN, BA; GABRIELLE WILSON, MD; JACOB A. MOONEY, MD;
MELANIE J. LIPPMANN, MD

RESEARCH STUDIES
Increasing Emergency Medicine Resident Utilization of the Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block
Through an Early Education Intervention

Leland Perice, MD; Caitlin Azzo, MD; Derek W. Scott, MD; Brendan Holmes, MD;
Erika Constantine, MD; Almaz Dessie, MD; Mark F. Brady, MD

Factors Associated with Delayed On-Time Starts and Cancellations of Scheduled
Non-Obstetric Surgeries

ALICIA E. HERSEY, MD; ELEANOR BRAKEWOOD, MD; LAUREN SCHILICHTING, PhD;
CHRISTINE E. FOLEY, MD

Impacts of Declining Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose on Future Immunization Uptake
LISA M. GARGANO, PhD, MPH; DORA DUMONT, PhD, MPH

Cancer Screening and Barriers to Screening Among Unhoused Individuals
in Providence Rhode Island

BORIS MARTINEZ, MD; PAMELA JENNINGS, MPA; MATT STRIK, BA; KEVIN SIMON, BA; KAI CHEN; RAIDEN CHEN; ROCHELLE K. ROSEN, PhD; JASON MACHAN, ScM, PhD; HOWARD SAFRAN, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by numbers
An Investigation into an Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Cases in Rhode Island
Nancy B. Persson, MPH; Michael Gosciminski, MPH; Lara Grenier, RN;
Kristin Carpenter-Azevedo, MS, MLS (ASCP); Sean Sierra-Patev,
PhD;
Suzanne Bornschein, MD

Vital Statistics
Zuheil AmoreseI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

Commentary
Trust as a Weapon to Combat Misinformation
William Binder, MD

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Music, Art and Dance Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: Gauging Awareness and Providing Education
Mira Rajani; Janine Molino, PhD; Prarthana Prakash, MD

In the News   [6-page pdf]
Governor McKee signs legislation to support sale of Roger Williams Medical Center
and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital

Sen. Whitehouse reintroduces the Prior Authorization Relief Act
to more quickly deliver care to patients

New finding for glioblastoma treatment from Brown University Health

Promising new prostate cancer trials treat first patients at The Miriam Hospital

RIDOH travel-related measles advisory

New regulation for medical practice groups

PACT Act event held by VA Providence in Woonsocket

New blood markers identified that may detect early pancreatic cancer

New Middletown location for Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care

People/Places   [3-page pdf]
APPOINTMENTS
Mukesh K. Jain, MD, appointed Brown’s Senior Associate Provost for Life Science

Brown University Health names Bassel George Diebo, MD, Co-Director of The Spine Center
at The Miriam Hospital

RECOGNITION
Samir A. Shah, MD, MACG, 2025 Master of the American College of Gastroenterology Recipient

Rhode Island Hospital earns Beacon Award for Excellence from
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Westerly Hospital honored with Press Ganey’s 2025 Guardian of Excellence® Award

PLACES
CNE physicians brave the storm; W&I ‘blizzard’ babies

OBITUARy   [1-page pdf]
Paul Yu Liu, MD

 
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