The Bike Trip
Lachlan Kirby ’28 spent the summer on a solo cross-country cycling trip.
Medicine & Health
Finding Rebecca
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black female doctor in the U.S., is finally given her due—in a children’s book.
There’s Help Outside
Nick Horton ’04 co-leads a Providence nonprofit aiming to prove that GLP-1s can help people beat addiction.
Risk of Pregnancy
Abortion bans pose significant risks to pregnant women
Brain Tumor Breakthrough
UCLA’s Dr. Linda Liau ’87 has extended survival rates in some patients with glioblastoma.
The Primary Care Crisis
Why many Americans can’t find a doctor and what to do about it.
Doctor, De-Stress Thyself!
An online platform offers support and community for physicians experiencing burnout.
Decoding Digital Minds to Understand Our Own
AI in mental health care could go very wrong. That’s why researchers are prioritizing it.
Stroke of Genius
A seed-size robot is poised to transform stroke treatment.
Anti-Cancer Entrepreneur
A triple bout with cancer launched an advocacy career.
Career After Cancer
Mentors help young cancer survivors get back on track
What a Long, Healing Trip
From law school to the growing field of psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy
When Doctors Make Mistakes
A film aims to show why the malpractice system isn’t working—and what might.
Better Birth
Med student Bintou Diarra’s doula collective helps Providence mothers thrive
The Gender Q
Gen Z is forcing a reckoning over traditional ideas of male and female.
In Our Own Words
Letter from the four student guest editors of the Gen Z special issue.
Omm, No.
Professor Willoughby Britton on the perils of meditation.
Power Napping
Carskadon protegée Allison Brager ’07 on sleep as a performance enhancer
Sleep Secrets
Why do teens sleep so late? Is there a scientific way to measure how sleepy you are? Pioneering sleep scientist Mary Carskadon has answers—and is still discovering new frontiers.
Extreme Medicine
ER doctor and self-described “adrenaline junkie” Gregory Stiller ’90 provides care under some of the most difficult conditions in the world.
Share the Knowledge
A roundup of topical new books by Brown faculty
Patients Who Were “Never Prioritized”
Sickle cell, which primarily affects Black people, has been ignored for years. Researchers are coming up with better ways to treat it.
“First, Ask a Judge”
A country doctor seeks to clarify the rules in Idaho’s ban