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Kids Count: Kids in poorer cities lack pre-K special ed
PROVIDENCE – Children in Rhode Island’s four poorest cities were less likely to receive preschool special education services than children in the rest of...
Researchers get grant to study preemie risks
Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital have been awarded a five-year $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the efficacy...
MultiCell files second patent application
WOONSOCKET – MultiCell Technologies Inc. has filed a second patent application for a cancer-fighting method and formula to achieve targeted tumor cell death. ...
Center: R.I.’s Southeast Asians<br> at risk for cancer, depression
PROVIDENCE – The Southeast Asian population in Rhode Island suffers disproportionately from liver and lung cancers, mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and...
DOH to offer flu inoculation
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is teaming up with the state’s cities and towns to host 19 immunizations clinics over the next...
CMS gives 4-star <br> rating to BlueCHiP
WASHINGTON – The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have rated all of the BlueCHiP for Medicare Advantage plans offered by Blue Cross &...
URI researchers featured in documentary
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s School of Nursing, who have been studying infant brain and child development, are featured in a new...
Five Questions With: Dr. Allen Dennison
Dr. Allen Dennison, medical director at Evergreen House Health Center in East Providence, was recently named Physician of the Year for Life...
R.I. nursing centers achieve AHCA goals
PROVIDENCE – Forty-eight skilled nursing centers in Rhode Island have achieved goals set by the American Health Care Association to improve quality care, according...
Five Questions With: Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Elizabeth Burke Bryant is the Executive Director of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, a nonprofit advocacy organization for children and their families. On Nov....
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