Marion Davis
Five Questions With: Dr. Tec Chong
Dr. Tec Chong recently joined The Miriam Hospital as a vascular surgeon and director of the non-invasive vascular lab; he is also a clinical...
W&I doctors publish books on pregnancy lung problems
Two doctors at Women & Infants Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have published a book focusing on lung problems...
Summit seeks to raise profile of ‘integrative medicine’
The Institute of Medicine last week hosted a three-day summit at the National Academy of Sciences to discuss and promote “integrative medicine” – whole-body...
Center for Sight celebrates 35th anniversary
FALL RIVER – The Center for Sight, a specialized medical, surgical and laser eye care provider, is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
The practice, started in...
Group alerts employers to COBRA changes
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Group on Health (RIGBH) has published an issue brief explaining changes that the economic stimulus package has made...
Lt. Gov. seeks to extend RIte Care<br> to displaced workers
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts has introduced a bill to allow workers who have lost their jobs and are eligible for COBRA...
Charity care at R.I. hospitals rises 38%
PROVIDENCE – The state’s 13 private hospitals provided $49.7 million in charity care in 2007, at a net cost to them of $36.5 million,...
Lighthouse scholarships targeting the info tech sector
Lighthouse Computer Services has partnered with the Tech Collective to award three $1,000 scholarships to students affiliated with military service and entering information technology,...
Psychologist offers services to veterans
A psychologist at Gershon Psychological Associates LLC, in Warwick, has begun offering specialized services to veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Jodi Orcutt is trained...
New programs offered for adults with vision loss
WARWICK – INSIGHT, a nonprofit that serves Rhode Islanders who are blind and visually impaired, is offering two new programs designed to help adults...











