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Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas Fantes
Last November, Newport Hospital opened a wound care center to provide a local treatment facility for Aquidneck Island residents with diabetes and other conditions...
URI names EpiVax founder to head <br> Institute for Immunology & Informatics
PROVIDENCE – Aiming to expand its reach into biomedical research and connect with clinicians, scientists and businesses in the state’s capital city, the University...
Global-waiver architect tapped for EOHHS
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has nominated Gary D. Alexander, head of the R.I. Department of Human Services (DHS) since December 2006 and...
Health plan cuts kids’ hospital stays
For the child and family alike, they are devastating experiences. A suicide attempt, a drug overdose, an act of violence against parents or peers,...
Avoiding hospitalizations through Safe Transitions
When you’re old and frail, just taking care of yourself can be a challenge. You may take quite a few pills every day, need...
W&I, Latino station team to spread health literacy
Four days a week, Latinos across Rhode Island tune in 88.1FM to listen to “Nuestra Salud” – “Our Health” – an hour-long program hosted...
Five Questions With: Dr. Scott A. Triedman
Cancer care has advanced dramatically in recent years, with new diagnostic and therapeutic tools and treatments that are saving lives like never before. Yet...
Summit focuses on nursing shortage, education issues
Four representatives from Rhode Island last week joined stakeholders from across the country to address the nation’s nursing shortage at the 2009 Nursing Education...
CVS study finds link between <br> rehospitalizations, drug adherence
WOONSOCKET – A study released last week by CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE:CVS) has found that nearly half of patients who have been hospitalized for...
Study: Cost a big barrier for cancer patients
WASHINGTON – A new report shows cost can be a major barrier for cancer patients seeking life-saving care, leading to large debts, personal bankruptcy...
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