Marion Davis
Doctors’ offices making the mind-body connection
Dr. Ellen Hight knows how much healthier many of her patients could be if only they changed their behavior: if they quit smoking, ate...
W&I project faces $13M overrun
Women & Infants Hospital’s largest construction project in two decades, a five-story addition that is to include a new neonatal intensive-care unit and more...
R.I. Hospital fined $50,000 for wrong-site surgery
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health said today that it has issued a reprimand to Rhode Island Hospital and fined the facility $50,000...
Major study of long-term care starts
The National Institute on Aging has awarded $10 million to Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research to create a major national...
In work force development, collaboration seen as key
A year ago, leaders in Rhode Island’s health care sector and in work force development and education held a summit to tackle a major...
Brown works with employers to ID best in wellness
So maybe you have started a Weight Watchers program at the office, or a lunchtime walking group. Perhaps an expert has come in to...
A piece of home at the local grocer
The space is just a small, narrow warehouse, indistinguishable from any other along this shabby stretch of Rathbone Street. But behind the doors of...
Defense spending bill includes $49M for R.I.
The U.S. Department of Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008, approved by Congress on Nov. 8, includes $49.4 million for defense and military...
MetLife study finds long-term care costs are stable
The costs are still well beyond the reach of many families. But for what it’s worth, nursing homes and assisted-living facilities across America –...
Awards recognize creativity, ingenuity in wellness
Science makes great strides every year, but the truth is, when it comes to staying healthy, we’ve known the basics for a long time:...
