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Five Questions With: Dr. Kenneth Korr
The Miriam Hospital was recently accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories, one of the first 1,000 facilities across the...
BCBSRI opens direct-pay insurance <br>to COBRA-eligible Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has opened up its Direct Pay plans to COBRA-eligible people, saying it wants to...
Business-backed research growing
One in five U.S. women, experts say, will develop an ovarian mass at some point in their lives. For the overwhelming majority, it will...
R.I. to simulate mass antibiotic distribution
State and local agencies will conduct an exercise this Friday and Saturday simulating a response to a statewide public health emergency, aiming to test...
Mass. Medical Society focuses on minority populations
The Massachusetts Medical Society is sponsoring a discussion of health care reform’s impact on minority populations on Thursday, March 26, from 6 to 9...
Researchers urge mandatory screenings for sleep apnea in truck drivers
A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine links obesity to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in...
Coderre bill would create ‘All Kids Health Insurance Program’
State Rep. Elaine A. Coderre, D-Pawtucket, has introduced a bill that would extend a program called RIte Track, a payer-of-last-resort system for children up...
CEOs: Health care coverage costs <br>put U.S. firms at a disadvantage
A new study from the Business Roundtable shows the United States’ five leading competitors spend, on average, 63 cents for every dollar that U.S....
Five Questions With: Craig Stenning
Craig S. Stenning, a longtime leader in substance-abuse treatment and mental health, was confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate last Wednesday as director of...
Specialized care extends beyond ICU<br> at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
The intensive care unit at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island has only 18 beds, but its reach goes well beyond that. If a patient...
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