In April, the University switched its health insurance provider, forcing some students who previously qualified to waive the plan and use their own insurance to enroll in the new $3,615 plan. Facing a price increase, the Insurance Office switched from Consolidated Health Plans to Gallagher Student Health ...
Growing up fat, I learned 1,000 ways to make myself smaller. Yes, to run in the mornings, to side-eye sweets, to eat my vegetables. But it was not just about losing weight. I learned to avoid situations where my body might garner unwanted attention. I spent my time in the back or corners of rooms. I ...
With the recent news that the Undergraduate Council of Students will supply tampons and pads in all non-residential on-campus bathrooms, the health of women and female-sexed students has come center stage on college campuses statewide. Collegiate health centers are oftentimes the first stop for undergraduate ...
Students shifted the tone of the question-and-answer portion of a talk on racial health disparities by President Christina Paxson P鈥�19 Monday night, posing questions and concerns about institutional racism. Paxson鈥檚 talk was followed by a speech by Nicole Alexander-Scott MPH鈥�11, assistant professor ...
Navigating the transition from living at home to attending a residential college can be especially difficult for students with chronic health conditions. To ease this transition, Medical Director of Health Services Unab Khan formed the Chronic Disease Care Committee this semester. The committee is composed ...
The documentary 鈥淔orks Over Knives,鈥� which examines how many diseases can be controlled and even reversed by switching to a plant-based diet with fewer processed foods, aired in Wilson 105 Tuesday night. The screening was followed by a question-and-answer session with Alan Darer, education project ...
Health education class may be a staple of many high school curriculums, but the lessons do not always stick. Incorporating concepts of mindfulness into those classes may help students focus on healthy eating habits and exercise, according to an ongoing study by University researchers. In the study, ...
Podophilia, or foot fetishism, is the most common type of fetish. This was the first of many sex-related facts presented at a BDSM workshop Wednesday hosted by the Sexual Health Awareness Group in the Underground. Facilitated by SHAG members including Kayla Tyrrell 鈥�15 and Deborah Pomeranz 鈥�18, ...
Researchers affiliated with Butler Hospital and the Alpert Medical School investigated how ecological momentary assessment 鈥� a term that refers to data collection techniques that measure peoples鈥� symptoms and behaviors at a given moment 鈥� can be used to develop interventions for depression and ...
Since August, Marc Peters, the University鈥檚 first men鈥檚 health coordinator, has led campus discussions and trainings on the prevention of sexual violence and the creation of safe spaces on campus. 鈥淗ow men are sexualized plays into the type of violence that exists in college communities,鈥� Peters ...
Fevers, runny noses, body aches, coughing classmates 鈥� these are all signs of the flu season descending on the country. In Rhode Island, health officials are taking measures to provide last-minute vaccinations. As of the latest update from the state Nov. 22, there was no reported influenza activity ...
As students prepare for finals period, BWell Health Promotion Week is offering a host of workshops, discussions and activities aimed at promoting students鈥� mental health. The series of events is the brainchild of Lauren Galvan 鈥�16, who is pursing an independent concentration in mental health and ...
Despite widespread stigmatization of smoking cigarettes, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise nationwide. Electronic cigarettes, better known as e-cigarettes, simulate smoking by vaporizing a liquid solution containing nicotine and often added flavors. 鈥淭here鈥檚 emerging research that ...
The number of flu vaccinations administered by Health Services has more than doubled in the past five years, with 3,100 shots this year compared to 1,475 administered in the 2008-2009 academic year, said Infirmary Coordinator Monica Kunkel. The increase could be the result of changing attitudes about ...
College social life is often perceived to be characterized by rampant drug and alcohol use, a stereotype reinforced by movies, television, books and popular culture. It may come as little surprise, then, that just shy of 85 percent of Brown students reported they have consumed alcohol and 49 percent ...
The University鈥檚 Technology Ventures Office announced a partnership with the Lifespan health care system March 25 that would help Lifespan commercialize new research discoveries. The TVO also expanded its existing partnership with Care New England to cover discoveries made in two more of the company鈥檚 ...
When New York State Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling 鈥�75 overturned New York City鈥檚 ban on large sugary drinks, I am sure Mayor Michael Bloomberg and countless other New Yorkers were frustrated. But I was very pleased with the ruling. Bloomberg certainly had the best intentions when proposing ...
A stomach bug spreading through campus was identified as a norovirus by the Rhode Island Department of Health yesterday afternoon, said Edward Wheeler, director of Health Services for the University. Since Sunday, one student has been admitted to the emergency room with the virus, and 18 others have ...
