The Record

Surgery for early prostate cancer may not save lives

Part of a major 20-year study including the School of Medicine, new research provides further evidence that surgery is unnecessary for early-stage prostate cancer. But some men whose disease is further along may benefit.

Trump budget increases regulatory costs by $3.5 billion in 2018

While President Trump has pledged to do away with wasteful regulations, his proposed 2018 budget would increase federal spending on regulatory agencies by 3.4 percent, according to a new report co-led by the university’s Weidenbaum Center.

Type 1 diabetes risk linked to intestinal viruses

A study led by the School of Medicine found that viruses in the intestines may affect a person’s chance of developing Type 1 diabetes. Children who carried a specific virus in the Circoviridae family were less likely to head down the path toward diabetes.

Afghans with disabilities lack access to quality health care

Despite 15 years of investment in the Afghan health-care sector by the international community, vulnerable groups, such as those with disabilities, don’t benefit from access to quality care, finds a Brown School study published in Lancet Global Health.