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What is Aphasia?

What is Aphasia? Symptoms, Types and Treatment

Olivia Hobson, MA, CCC-SLP
May 9, 2024
What is aphasia? Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that results in loss of the ability to produce or understand language. Aphasia is not a loss of intelligence. Aphasia occurs when the language centers of the...
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Stress free older husband and wife

For A Healthy Brain, Keep Your Stress Level Low and Sleep Quality High

Chuang-Kuo Wu, MD
November 21, 2022

Good brain health is important to a healthy future, and in many cases can reduce your risk for developing dementia...

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Aquatic Therapy: What it is and How it Can Help

Denise Garceau, PT
November 2, 2022

When you have an injury or arthritis, pain can make exercise feel too difficult to perform. Gravity is not your friend...

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Lung Cancer Screening: Do You Need It?

Douglas W. Martin, MD
September 29, 2022

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It accounts for more than 150,000 deaths each...

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Graphic of women getting a mammogram

What Happens After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Theresa A. Graves, MD
September 27, 2022

A breast cancer diagnosis is the beginning of a long journey for about one in every eight women at some point in their...

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Parkinson’s Disease and How Speech Rehabilitation Can Help

Parkinson’s Disease and How Speech Rehabilitation Can Help

Sandra Aguiar, MS, CCC-SLP
September 19, 2022

What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common movement disorder that affects approximately one...

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Daily rituals

Daily Rituals to Keep Your Brain Healthy While You Age

Jonathan Drake, MD
September 15, 2022

We don’t often think about brain health. But research continues to demonstrate that it’s just as important to pay...

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Topics of Interest

Have You Noticed You’re Forgetting Things?

Jonathan Drake, MD
March 29, 2023

As we age, the body changes in many ways. Some things we think of as normal signs of aging, such as the appearance of...

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Prepare Your Home Before Joint Replacement Surgery

Prepare Your Home Before Joint Replacement Surgery

Heidi Antosh, MS, OTR/L, and Liz Clegg, MS, OTR/L BCPR
June 5, 2019

Joint replacement surgery has evolved over the years. Technology and techniques have improved, outcomes are better, and...

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What Is a Living Will?

Brown University Health Blog Team
May 23, 2019

An often-overlooked part of end-of-life planning is setting up a living will, sometimes referred to as an advance...

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Upcoming Events & Recent News

June
13
2025

Bravo Bradley: The Future Starts Now

Gala co-chairs Kosta Bitsis, Rick Granoff, and Daniel J. Wall invite you to an extraordinary evening at the Wyndham Newport Hotel. Enjoy a night of fine dining, lively entertainment, and dancing – all in support ...
June
18
2025

June 18 Is Dunkin's Iced Coffee Day!

Support Hasbro Children'sWednesday, June 18, is Dunkin's Iced Coffee Day! Every iced coffee or cold brew sold at Dunkins in Rhode Island and Bristol County, MA, will support local beneficiaries like Hasbro Children ...
June
22
2025

Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screening

Join the Brown University Health Community Health Institute at Roger Williams Park on Sunday, June 22, for a free blood glucose and blood pressure screening. Speak with our outreach staff about our programs and resources ...
June
24
2025

Mental Health First Aid for Adults

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to ...
June
24
2025

Safe Sitter

Join the Brown University Health Community Health Institute and the Middletown Fire Department for a Safe Sitter training session from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The ...