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Doctors ’ Notes
The latest news and research findings .
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Reframing Fatness
BY PHOEBE HALL The way doctors approach weight can be more detrimental to patients than excess pounds .
ON THE COVER : The Warren Alpert Medical School building in Providence .
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50 Years of Impact
BY KRIS CAMBRA AND PHOEBE HALL Since 1972 , the medical school at Brown has been
changing the health care landscape for Rhode Island .
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The Pathway to Medicine
BY CORRIE PIKUL AND PHOEBE HALL New programs at The Warren Alpert Medical School help guide local students toward careers in medicine
and health care .
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Ask the BPI Expert
Can home screening tools replace colonoscopies ?
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