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Miriam expert to speak about women’s cardiovascular health
Dr. Barbara H. Roberts, director of the Women’s Cardiac Center at The Miriam Hospital and author of “How to Keep From Breaking Your Heart...
Gala to raise funds for Kent cardiac patients
Kent Hospital is sponsoring a gala, “Orient-Express: Safari to the Heart of Africa,” on Sept. 20 at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston to support cardiac care...
Butler offers series on kids’ aggression, self-control issues
As part of its professional education programs in psychiatry, Butler Hospital is offering a series of lectures focused on bullying, sexual aggression and self-control...
R.I. Hospital study links obesity, neurodegeneration
A study from Rhode Island Hospital published in the September issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has found that obesity and type 2...
Five Questions With: Dr. Pamela High
Hasbro Children’s Hospital recently received a $142,467 “leadership” grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support graduate-level training of students...
Hospitals move to improve<br> number, quality of nurses
When a nurse arrives at The Miriam Hospital, fresh out of college, she doesn’t go straight to the bedside – first, there’s an orientation...
Blue Cross agrees to revise its use<br> of ‘health status’ in...
CRANSTON – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has signed a settlement with state Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller agreeing to...
Blue Cross, United seek hikes to small-group rates
Just weeks after getting state approval to raise large-group base rates by 8.1 percent and 8 percent, respectively, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...
Five Questions With: Dr. Shirley Spater Freedman
On Friday at home plate on the field of McCoy Stadium, the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center of Rhode Island Hospital was recognized with the...
Health plan consumer tools increasing
WASHINGTON – In a nod to “consumer-driven” health care, insurers are increasingly offering tools to help their members compare price and quality information about...
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