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New bill introduced to protect seniors on Medicare

PROVIDENCE – A new bill introduced by a state lawmaker would protect seniors on Medicare, preventing them from being denied supplemental coverage or from...

Former Catholic churches in Warwick listed over $1M each

WARWICK – Two former Catholic churches in Warwick are on the market. St. Catherine's Cathedral Church at 3248-3252 Post Road was listed for $1 million,...
HONING IN: Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, chief of thoracic surgery at Lifespan Corp., uses the Ion machine, a robotic-assisted navigational bronchoscopy system at Rhode Island Hospital that allows doctors to perform biopsies on small lung nodules.
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Faster tumor diagnosis with robotic assistance

Dr. Andrew Foderaro has performed countless bronchoscopies over his career, but even he can find it tricky. The procedure requires a doctor to maneuver a...
RENEWED INTEREST: Pawtucket Foundation Executive Director Jan A. Brodie stands in front of the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center, which has been attracting residential and commercial development interest to the area since opening on Jan. 23. 
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Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center seeing heavy traffic, development interest

The long-awaited Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is finally here, and many agree it’s been a success so far. The new transit center – comprised of...

Feast & Fettle opening first retail location

PAWTUCKET – East Providence-based meal delivery service Feast & Fettle is opening its first brick-and-mortar store at 727 East Ave. in Pawtucket. The retail location,...

R.I. family caregivers provided $2.1B in unpaid care in 2021, AARP...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island family caregivers provided $2.1 billion in unpaid care to loved ones in 2021, according to AARP’s latest report. The report, part...

Five Questions With: Yahaira ‘Jay’ Placencia

Yahaira “Jay” Placencia, senior vice president and private client advisor for Bank of America Corp., was recently appointed to Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode...

Inaugural cohort of ONE Neighborhood Builders’ community health worker program graduates

PROVIDENCE – A group of 12 Greater Providence residents graduated from ONE Neighborhood Builders’ Community Health Worker Pre-Apprenticeship Program, a first-of-its-kind program that provides...

RIHEBC awards $70K capital grant to Thundermist Health Center

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. has awarded Thundermist Health Center $73,643 as part of its Capital Grant Program. The funding...

Developer declares Fane Tower project dead

PROVIDENCE - The Fane Tower saga has officially ended. The New York-based Fane Organization announced Friday it will no longer proceed with the development of...
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