Marion Davis
S-CHIP expansion keeps 12,500 R.I. kids covered
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) legislation signed last week by President Barack Obama will increase Rhode Island’s available allotment in federal aid...
St. Joseph, RWMC file application<br> to combine under CharterCARE name
PROVIDENCE – St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island and Roger Williams Medical Center yesterday filed a roughly 27,000-page application with the R.I. Office...
South County Hospital launches <br>its 2009 free lecture series
South County Hospital is holding a series of free educational lectures at locations throughout the community, starting with a session on heart health this...
BioTuesday networking event is tomorrow
BioTuesday, a networking forum for the biotechnology/life sciences industry, academia and agency community, will be held tomorrow, Feb. 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m....
Surgeries at freestanding facilities quadruple in 10 years
A new report by the National Center for Health Statistics shows the number of outpatient surgeries and other medical procedures performed annually at freestanding...
Study finds yet another benefit of weight loss
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week shows one more benefit of weight loss: reducing urinary incontinence in women,...
Memorial, Walgreens launch <br>stroke education program
PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Walgreens have launched a joint stroke education and community-outreach program that aims to help the public...
Five Questions With: Dr. Harold A. Picken
It’s easy to think of health insurers as just the folks who collect premiums and pay bills. But a good health plan can do...
Cornerstone, Saint Elizabeth seek merger approval
Bill Rizzini cared for his wife, Lois, at home for as long as he could. As her Alzheimer’s progressed and her needs grew, he...
Brown, VA team for prosthetics research, rehab
For as long as there has been war, there have been soldiers – and often civilians – with grievous injuries and lost limbs. But...
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