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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Tigue to step down

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick M. Tigue is stepping down after almost two years of state service, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...

Holiday shopping season off to record start

PROVIDENCE - Despite concerns about hesitant shoppers, thousands flocked to shopping malls Nov. 25 in what many are calling the busiest Black Friday in...

R.I. has one of the highest rates of new lung cancer...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has one of the highest rates of new lung cancer cases in the country, but also the best lung cancer...

Five Questions With: Dr. Nicholas Nikolopoulos

Dr. Nicholas Nikolopoulos recently joined PACE Organization of Rhode Island as its new chief medical officer. In this role, he will serve as a...

EBCAP names new chief medical officer

EAST PROVIDENCE – East Bay Community Action Program has named Dr. Lisa Denny as its new chief medical officer. Denny, who was the company’s associate...

Neighborhood Health pays tribute to veterans

SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island paid tribute to military veterans and their families with a series of initiatives throughout the month...

Mocingbird announces partnership with CertifyOS

NORTH KINGSTOWN – My MOC Inc., which offers a cloud-based platform that manages continuing medical education requirements called Mocingbird, has partnered with CertifyOS, a...

Lifespan opens new clinical trial site in collaboration with TriSalus

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. is activating a new clinical trial site at Rhode Island Hospital in collaboration with TriSalus Life Sciences, an oncology therapeutics...
ON THE MEND: Anna Rezk, a Warren Alpert Medical School student, checks the casting work of a youngster who was assigned to treat a teddy bear with a broken arm at the Black Men in White Coats youth summit at the Brown University medical school in October. 
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Opening a Pathway: Slate of programs exposing young people of color...

In medical school, Emmanuel Asiedu was one of the very few students of color in a sea of white students. That did not change...
EXPENSIVE INGREDIENTS: Michael Manni, owner of LaSalle Bakery Inc. in Providence, says in addition to increased shipping prices and labor costs, “everything we buy has gone up.”  
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Rising prices have taken some cheer out of bakeries

Buying dessert for the holidays might be pricier this year, and local bakeries aren’t happy about it. Whether it’s a pastry, a butter croissant, or...
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