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South County Hospital recognized for practices<br> in maternal care and infant...
WAKEFIELD – South County Hospital has been ranked among the best-performing hospitals in the nation for maternity practices in infant nutrition and care, based...
CVS creates new EVP, chief medical officer post
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) announced last week that it has hired Dr. Troyen A. Brennan, most recently chief medical officer for...
More than half U.S. chronically ill forgo care
NEW YORK – U.S. residents with chronic diseases are much likelier to forgo needed medical care because of the cost than their counterparts in...
Five Questions With: Dr. Betty Vohr
In the flu season, babies who were born prematurely and very small are at particular risk of serious infections and complications. A study at...
Care N.E. picks Tufts over Blue Cross
PROVIDENCE – Amid a contract dispute that threatens to push Care New England out of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island...
Blue Cross cuts 74 jobs in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) today announced it has cut 74 positions throughout the company: 41 through layoffs...
Five Questions With: Dr. Leo Kobayashi
Medical simulation technology has transformed the way doctors and other health care professionals are trained. Ever-more-sophisticated mannequins make it possible to replicate everything from...
Miriam a treatment and research hub for HIV/AIDS
Darren Wells was 30 when he found out he had HIV. He’d just come out of a monogamous relationship and had been tested prior...
U.S. spending on diabetes drugs jumps to $12.5B
Annual U.S. spending on diabetes drugs nearly doubled in only six years, from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5 billion, driven by an increase...
Cost of nursing home care rising in Rhode Island
The average rate for a private room in a Providence-area nursing home rose by 6.9 percent last year, from $231 to $247 per day,...
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