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MPH student Thomas Cronin spent his summer with Project Weber/RENEW in Providence. Through this MPH Practicum, he learned that public health begins with dignity, trust and basic human support.

Five years after the launch of the Health Equity Scholars program—built to train diverse leaders and target health disparities—five graduates look back on their time at Brown.

Christopher Kahler, director of Brown's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, is co-author a major new study on the health risks of drinking alcohol. He explains what the findings mean for anyone wondering how much is too much.

Professor Brendan Saloner’s analysis of 25 years of polling data reveals cognitive bias in how Americans view the war on illicit drugs.

Researchers find that weather and climate patterns can help predict the timing and severity of flu outbreaks across diverse regions, and that flu spreads more easily in very dry and very humid air.

New research published by scientists at Brown’s School of Public Health found that people who received the widely available shingles vaccine had a 24.6% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia. 

Researchers at Brown’s Pandemic Center warn that resource shortages, poor infrastructure and ongoing violence are impeding efforts to contain the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.

MPH student Thomas Cronin spent his summer with Project Weber/RENEW in Providence. Through this MPH Practicum, he learned that public health begins with dignity, trust and basic human support.

Five years after the launch of the Health Equity Scholars program—built to train diverse leaders and target health disparities—five graduates look back on their time at Brown.

E-cigarettes aren’t safe, but they’re ‘dramatically safer’ than smoking. Citing strong evidence for harm reduction, Brown experts join co-authors for a new SRNT paper that advises healthcare providers to discuss vaping with adult smokers struggling to quit.

Christopher Kahler, director of Brown's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, is co-author a major new study on the health risks of drinking alcohol. He explains what the findings mean for anyone wondering how much is too much.

NPR's A Martinez asks Professor Jennifer Nuzzo of Brown University why there have been more measles cases this year so far than in all of last year, and what can be done to stop the resurgence.

Associate Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice Craig Spencer authored this analysis of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This article references a New York Times op-ed written by Craig Spencer, an associate professor at the School of Public Health. 

Craig Spencer, an Ebola survivor and associate professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice, provided commentary in this article. 

Jennifer Nuzzo, professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, provided commentary in this article on the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak.

Craig Spencer, an associate professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice, wrote this essay about the Ebola outbreak in Congo.