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Mass. report shows record-high life expectancy
BOSTON – A report last week from the Mass. Department of Public Health shows that life expectancy in the Bay State is as high...
Women & Infants researcher wins Brown award
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Maureen G. Phipps, director of the Division of Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital,...
Cancer registrars’ work spotlighted
CRANSTON – The more than 25 cancer registrars who work in Rhode Island health care organizations were recognized last week during National Cancer Registrars...
‘Hospital Compare’ tool expanded to assist patients
Most of the time, in an emergency, patients end up at the hospital closest to them. But often, they have a choice – say,...
Seeing a future built on cutting-edge sciences
For all we know, nanomaterials may have existed for ages. The ancient Indians, for example, developed a whole scheme of medicine based on gold...
Medicare Part D still a mixed blessing for seniors
The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued new analyses of Medicare Part D program data that show average weighted premiums rose from 2007 to 2008,...
Speeding up heart-attack treatment to save lives
When a person has a heart attack, time is of the essence. Every minute that the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen increases the...
Southcoast Home Care recognized for quality efforts
FAIRHAVEN – Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Infusion Services has been recognized by Masspro, the Medicare quality improvement organization for...
‘Hospital Compare’ tool expanded substantially
PROVIDENCE - Most of the time, in an emergency, patients end up at the hospital closest to them. But often, they have a choice...
RIte Care cuts would yield 7 cents on the dollar
NEWPORT – A new report by a national nonprofit advocacy group shows each dollar cut from the RIte Care program would yield only 7...
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