Marion Davis
Empowered Dems show muscle at Chamber event
If anyone had any question that the climate in Washington, D.C., has changed dramatically, the tone at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s congressional...
R.I. firms’ exports surge 21% in ’06
Rhode Island companies last year exported $1.53 billion worth of goods, growing their foreign sales by 20.7 percent – including a big boost from...
Local doctors helping set new standards<br> for breast cancer diagnosis
If hospitals in the real world functioned like the doctors on “House, M.D.” every diagnosis could cost a year’s salary, and health insurers would...
High-flying Miriam chief <br>adds challenge at T.F. Green
Dr. Kathleen C. Hittner has distinguished herself on many fronts – in her medical specialty, as a leader in her profession, and especially at...
System connects ERs, emergency dispatchers
When The Station nightclub burned down in 2003, leaving hundreds of people injured – many grievously – a handful of hospitals took the majority...
Making it easier to take help from businesses
A little boy was dead from encephalitis, two others had gotten sick, and a fourth had meningitis. There was no apparent connection, but such...
Bills would narrow gaps in premiums
An alliance of businesses and consumer advocates is pushing for a major overhaul of Rhode Island’s small-group health insurance market, promoting legislation that would...
Web still growing as ad medium
A recent report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers pegs U.S. Internet ad spending in 2006 at $16.8 billion, up 34 percent...
Keeping kids from losing health care
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s budget for fiscal 2008 lists it as a key source of savings for the state: $9.3 million in state funds...
Forum highlights home care benefits, challenges
Imagine having a nurse visit your elderly mother at home, fully evaluate her health, check for trip hazards and other potential causes of falls,...
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