Jacquelyn Voghel
Brown University eyes razing 4 historic houses for new academic building
PROVIDENCE – Neighbors and historic preservation advocates have raised concerns over Brown University's plans to demolish four Brook Street homes to clear space for...
Care New England names Dr. Rachel E. Beard head of hepatobiliary and pancreas...
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Rachel E. Beard this month joined Care New England Health System as division chief of hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery.
Beard, who specializes in...
RIDOH launches public health awareness campaign
PROVIDENCE – In recognition of National Public Health Week, the R.I. Department of Health last week launched a new campaign to broaden public awareness of resources...
Thrive Behavioral Health highlights legislative priorities at annual breakfast event
WARWICK – Thrive Behavioral Health’s legislative breakfast this year focused on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, a strengthened behavioral health workforce, and continuing investments...
Kent Hospital to commence $97M expansion this month
WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital will soon begin construction on a $97 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion that will create a new ambulatory building while...
Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...
When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...
Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes
It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
Saint Anne’s Hospital completes pioneering procedure for high blood pressure
FALL RIVER – Two doctors at Saint Anne’s Hospital recently became the first in southeastern Massachusetts to perform a pioneering procedure for patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
The procedure, a renal denervation, targets overactive...
Butler Hospital receives $1M donation toward brain stimulation therapies
PROVIDENCE – A $1 million donation will support new approaches to managing treatment-resistant depression and other mental health disorders in Butler Hospital's Brain Research...



















