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YMCA study targets obese youth
PROVIDENCE – Families of overweight children and teens in Rhode Island have the opportunity to participate in a study at the YMCA to evaluate...
Five Questions With: Joseph A. Nagle
There’s passion and commitment in his voice when Joseph A. Nagle, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Rhode Island, talks about dental insurance...
URI, Rhode Island Hospital create medical physics program
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – If the want ads this fall in The Washington Post are any indication, the new, five-year medical physics degree program at...
Morton Hospital earns Gold Seal accreditation from Joint Commission
TAUNTON – Morton Hospital and Medical Center earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for demonstrating compliance with national standards for health care...
Prosperity is the agenda for new health care workers
PROVIDENCE– A standing ovation greeted 25 new graduates of Stepping Up, a program providing training, education and career coaching for low-income community residents and...
Fall River-manufactured device used for first time in cartilage surgery
FALL RIVER – A new medical device designed by NuOrtho Surgical Inc., the Ceruleau, which boasts a protective-electrode tip, was used Nov. 15 for...
Nurses, pharmacists most effective in patient communications, says CVS
PROVIDENCE – Pharmacists and nurses are the most effective health care professionals in promoting patients to take medicine as prescribed, a new national study...
Landmark suspends purchase talks with Caritas, blames insurance discussions
WOONSOCKET - Negotiations between Landmark Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island and Caritas Christi Health Care Systems have stalled without reaching...
Five Questions With: Benjamin Wolozin
The Alzheimer’s Association-Rhode Island Chapter recently held its 14th annual research symposium, featuring Benjamin Wolozin, professor of pharmacology and neurology at the Boston University...
Bone-healing fluid developed by Brown professor licensed for use
PROVIDENCE – Audax Medical Inc., a biotech firm based in Littleton, Mass., has obtained an exclusive license from Brown University for TBL, a nonmetallic...
