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Only few overdose incidents require police involvement, new Brown study finds

PROVIDENCE – Most overdose incidents do not involve safety concerns or require the intervention of law enforcement, a new Brown University study shows. Police officers...

New couplet care unit for infants and their mothers set to...

NEW BEDFORD – A new unit offering couplet care for ill newborns and their mothers is set to open at St. Luke’s Hospital in...

Five Questions With: Dr. Amer Malik

Dr. Amer Malik, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, has recently joined University Gastroenterology LLC. Malik discusses the evolution of gastroenterology medicine, the role of...

McKee announces first full-time director of Governor’s Overdose Task Force

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed an executive order enhancing the Governor’s Overdose Task Force and announcing its first ever full-time director and...

EpiVax partners with Dutch company to produce universal coronavirus vaccine

PROVIDENCE – EpiVax Inc. is partnering with Intravacc to develop a universal vaccine for betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The project is funded by the Coalition for...

Dr. Edward McGookin appointed new president of Coastal Medical

PROVIDENCE – Coastal Medical Inc.’s chief medical officer Dr. Edward McGookin was promoted to president of Coastal Medical, effective Oct. 20, 2022. McGookin has spent...

$166 million available for affordable housing

NORTH KINGSTOWN – More than $166 million in funding is available for affordable housing efforts across the state, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on...

Kalus outspends McKee in the last stretch before gubernatorial elections

PROVIDENCE – Exactly one week before the elections that will decide Rhode Island’s next governor, recently filed campaign finance reports show that the two...

Paige Clausius-Parks named new executive director of R.I. KIDS COUNT

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island KIDS COUNT has named Paige Clausius-Parks as new executive director effective Dec. 1, the board of directors announced on Tuesday. Clausius-Parks...

HealthSource RI’s open enrollment period begins Tuesday

PROVIDENCE – Enrollment for Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace, HealthSource RI, will begin Tuesday. Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Monday that open enrollment will...
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