Similar to Medicare, commercial insurers are seeing substantially higher prices when care is delivered in a hospital outpatient department as opposed to an ambulatory surgical center, according to | In 2024, absolute price differentials between hospital...

JANS – Researchers at the Community Noise Lab at the Brown University School of Public Health have just released their second set of Air and Noise Quality

The number of Rhode Islanders who lack access to enough food has reached a five-year high; over a third of state residents are experiencing food insecurity, according to a recent report from the Brown University School of Public Health and Blue Cross Bl...

“What parents often don't see is how long it takes for kids to fall asleep or how often they wake up during the night,” said Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, the study's senior author.

“What parents often don’t see is how long it takes for kids to fall asleep or how often they wake up during the night,” said Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, the study’s senior author.

This session explores the ethical responsibility of the United States in advancing global health equity. It highlights urgent challenges from infectious disease and maternal health to climate change a...

Researchers, policymakers, and health professionals gathered at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) for a workshop on “Enablers and Barriers to Development and Implementation of Early...

Researchers at Brown University found that many Rhode Island kids sleep less than their parents realize, with Latino children logging the least amount of rest.

More than 1 million children in Texas have been rolled off the state's Medicaid and CHIP programs over the course of just over two years.

Trump's attacks on Tylenol come after decades in which many women were excluded from medical studies, which has created uncertainty about which drugs are safe.

Objective: Despite an abundance of public discourse about the opioid crisis in the media, there is little research characterizing opioid-related content on TikTok, a popular video-based social media platform. This study sought to examine how opioids are portrayed on TikTok. Method: This study used mixed methods to analyze top opioid-related posts marked with the hashtag “#opioids” collected in May 2023. “Holistic coding” was used to topically categorize multimedia content in posts and to quantify the frequency of mentioning opioid-related content areas (e.g., overdose, pain, fentanyl). Template analysis methods were then used to develop themes. Results: A total of 115 posts were analyzed. The most frequently used opioid-related topic codes include prescription opioids (58.3% of posts), pain (47.0%), overdose (35.7%), and fentanyl (34.8%). Posts were most commonly about challenges to accessing prescription opioids for pain management (37.4%), opioid policy (36.5%), and negative consequences of using opioids (32.2%). Qualitative analysis yielded themes about the potential dangers associated with using opioids, treatment and recovery from opioid use disorder, and barriers to obtaining prescription opioids for pain management. Conclusions: This study revealed polarizing opinions within opioid-related content on TikTok. The two main stances, dangers of nonmedical opioid use and advocacy for the availability of prescription opioids for pain management, represent nationwide tensions between the opioid and chronic pain crises. The vast audience TikTok garners presents an opportunity for disseminating opioid education, harm-reduction strategies, and treatment options for opioid use disorder that were largely absent among the posts analyzed.

Hawaii come out on top, with a life expectancy of 79.9 years, while Mississippi ranked last with a life expectancy of 70.9.

Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced that The Sunshine State will become the first in the nation to remove the mandatory vaccination mandate for schoolchildren.

Cuts to global health could trigger a pandemic worse than COVID-19.

Dr. Ashish Jha and Dr. Elizabeth Langen discuss the data and science on advising women on Tylenol and pregnancy, weighing the risks of uncontrolled disease against the potential risks of medication and emphasizing the need for stronger, prospective rese...

The Trump administration's claims about Tylenol and autism -- and the weak science used to support them -- must be called out for what they are: reckless, disappointing, and dangerous.

"The President riffed on claims so easily disproven that they bordered on absurd," writes Dr. Craig Spencer.

Alyssa Bilinski, a researcher at Brown University, joined 12 News at 4 Wednesday to discuss Trump's claim and risks of medication in pregnant women.

The Pandemic Agreement is a historic step toward strengthening global systems to prevent, detect, and respond to epidemic and pandemic threats. Yet many low- and middle-income countries face significa...

Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University School of Public Health who also served as the nation's former COVID-19 response advisor, told 12 News that the president's advice was wrong...

“Discerning the safety of medications during pregnancy shouldn't require patients to have a Ph.D.,” a physician and a professor write.

Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss new government guidance on Tylenol use during pregnancy, why leading studies show no link to autism, the reaction from obstetricians, and the challeng...