Marion Davis
R.I. Free Clinic struggles with access limitations
What do you do when something everyone needs is so expensive, so out of reach for many people, that you have to deny it...
Employers banking on wellness to curb health costs
When it comes to its workers’ health, Lifespan doesn’t skimp: $80 million last year, or almost four weeks’ worth of revenues. In fact, health...
R.I. team helps hurricane victims
They were off before the storm even hit, gathering in Anniston, Ala., as Hurricane Katrina moved toward the Gulf Coast on Aug. 28, then...
Obese workers costing employers, research shows
Workers’ extra pounds are costing their employers both in medical costs and in lost workdays, a new study shows, from about $175 a year...
‘Dual diagnosis’ facility opens at Roger Williams
It’s a well-known phenomenon: Depressives who drink or do drugs to ease their pain; addicts who shoot up to take the edge off; anxious...
Local market steady amid growing competition
This week it’s the 18th annual New England Mortgage Banking Conference. On Sept. 30, it’s the Fall Rhode Island RV Show. In November, there’s...
Digital mammograms detecting more cancer
A landmark breast cancer screening trial involving Rhode Island Hospital and 32 other sites nationwide has shown that digital mammograms detect up to 28...
R.I. unemployment rate edges up as Mass. drops
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in August, up only slightly from 5.1 percent in July and a year before, but higher...
Study: Tired doctors act like drunk drivers
Would you let a doctor treat you if you knew she’d had three vodka tonics? How about a doctor who hadn’t touched alcohol, but...
Cell phone plans offer bells, whistles, higher prices
The cheapest rate plans at Cingular and Verizon Wireless are $39.99 for 450 minutes, with free nights and weekends. Sprint PCS starts a little...
