Good Luck Charm
Alum Mike Zahalsky is again on the winning tribe after Survivor reassigns the contestants. Survivors were met with a surprising order at the top of episode 4 of CBS’s Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs....
View ArticleNever Underestimate Dr. Mike
Showing a little grit, Mike Zahalsky finds the coveted immunity idol. Mike Zahalsky ’95 MMS’98 MD’99, the “sex doctor” of CBS’s Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers finished episode 5 with a huge...
View ArticleThere’s a Doctor in the House
Alum Mike Zahalsky brings his medical skills into play in a dramatic ‘Survivor.’ When a member of the Yawa tribe takes a sudden fall, two “Healers” jumped into action on episode 6 of CBS’s Survivor:...
View ArticleGame Changer
In his first tribal council on ‘Survivor,’ Dr. Mike loses his closest ally. Nothing shakes up a season of Survivor like the long-awaited merge, where the three tribes become one and it’s every player...
View ArticleOn Top of Spaghetti
Alum Mike Zahalsky makes it to the halfway point on ‘Survivor.’ Twenty-one days on the island. Eleven survivors left. And Mike Zahalsky ’95 MMS’98 MD’99 is still standing. The reward challenge on...
View ArticleA Question of Honor
If you happen to have a seatbelt, now would be a good time to put it on. Things started getting bumpy for Mike Zahalsky on Episode 9 of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers. But first, it was...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of the Coconuts
In a doubleheader, Dr. Mike’s closest ally is double-crossed. This week we were treated to two episodes of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers—which consequently meant two eliminations. Episode...
View ArticleBurn, Baby, Burn
Alliances are in ashes after a particularly stormy episode of ‘Survivor.’ Some episodes of CBS’s Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers play out like a smooth sea, others like a dangerous ocean...
View ArticleHe’s a Survivor
Alum Mike Zahalsky heads into the finale (mostly) unscathed. Despite the nail-biting suspense of this week’s tribal council on Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, there’s still a doctor in the...
View ArticleEnd of the Line
In Survivor‘s wild finale, urologist Mike Zahalsky doesn’t make the cut. The second half of season 35 of Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers dished out ample erratic behavior, unexpected twists,...
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Martin E. Felder, MD ’52
Martin Felder, 87, died December 31, 2017, in Carlsbad, CA. Born and raised in Fall River, MA, he graduated from Brown in 1952 and from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1956. After internship and...
View ArticleFriendly Persuasion
Patient behavior change is the key to successful outcomes. Psychologist Mark Aloia, PhD RES’95 F’96, an associate professor of medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, is one of a relatively small...
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A People Without Country
Two faculty members find themselves in the midst of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world: among the displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh. Although the line is long with people waiting to see the...
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The Good Fight
Hepatitis C is the deadliest infectious disease in the US. The VA has a strategy to defeat it among veterans. Homelessness, mental health disorders, and substance use can be barriers to care for...
View ArticleA Hospital for the Blackstone Valley
A resident reflects on the closing of Memorial. At the turn of the 20th century, funded by a generous bequest from William F. Sayles, a community-based infirmary known as The Pawtucket General Hospital...
View ArticleDress for Success
A doc with a flair for design launches a line of sophisticated scrubs. A few years out of residency, Olga Lemberg MD’08 was working an overnight shift. She entered a patient’s room, introduced herself...
View ArticleHe’s a Survivor
A longtime fan lives the dream as a castaway on his favorite reality show. Mike Zahalsky ’95 MMS’98 MD’99 is no stranger to testing his limits. From completing three undergraduate concentrations and...
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Protecting Patients
The Warren Alpert Medical School leads the country in training students to perform trauma-informed care. Sadie Elisseou ’06 MD’10 calls her next patient’s name into the primary care waiting room on the...
View ArticleThe AFFIRM Mission
If the federal government won’t fund gun injury prevention research, a new coalition of physicians and scientists will. At Brown we have a strong history of practice and advocacy on behalf of...
View ArticleThe Messenger
Philip Chan is getting the word out about PrEP. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily pill that prevents HIV infection and transmission with up to 99 percent effectiveness. Tens of millions of...
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