Liz Abbott
Report: Flu season costing employers
As flu season gets underway, a new report is quantifying the economic costs to businesses and employees of influenza.
The 2013 Walgreens Flu Report found...
R.I. gets high grade for long-term care
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has given Rhode Island a high grade for nursing...
American Kidney Fund honors two from E.P.
The American Kidney Fund has bestowed one of its highest honors to a doctor and nurse from East Providence. Both are considered pioneers in...
Miriam’s Stroud gets<br> to lead smoking study
PROVIDENCE – About one in five expectant women in the United States smoke during their pregnancies despite increased rates of behavioral problems such as...
Concussions an ‘epidemic’ for more than athletes
It isn’t just athletes who get concussions. People can get them from car accidents, slipping on the ice, or any number of reasons, leaving...
Five Questions With: Sheryl WuDunn
Sheryl WuDunn is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, business executive and author. Her most recent book, “Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women...
Brown professor serves<br> on concussion group
PROVIDENCE – A Brown University professor and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School recently served on a committee...
Survey: R.I. plans cost more per employee
A national survey of employee health plans showed plans offered in Rhode Island had a higher per employee cost than the national average.
Rhode...
CMS says Medicare beneficiaries helped by law
WASHINGTON – The federal agency charged with implementing the new health care law announced it is seeing major out-of-pocket savings for Medicare beneficiaries as...
Israel gives Brown researchers $1M
PROVIDENCE – Israel recently bestowed a $1 million prize to Brown University’s BrainGate researchers for their work in developing an interface that may help...
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