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CVS Health pledges $100M to Building Healthier Communities initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Health Corp., announced a $100 million, five-year commitment to national community health and...
American Lung Association uses $30K CVS grant for school policies ...
PROVIDENCE – The American Lung Association is using a $30,000 grant from CVS Health Corp. to help Rhode Island schools design, implement and enforce...
Five Questions With: Jane Sylvestre
Jane Sylvestre, a dietary nutrition specialist with the Care New England Center for Surgical Weight Loss, was honored recently as this year’s recipient of...
R.I. Hospital names Carayannopoulos chief of new physical and rehabilitation department
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital announced Dr. Alexios Carayannopoulos as chief of its newly created physical medicine and rehabilitation department, a position he has...
PACE using $28K Champlin Foundation grant for new security system
PROVIDENCE – The PACE Organization of Rhode Island is using a $28,000 grant from the Champlin Foundation for a new, card-access security system safeguarding...
Women & Infants awards $50K for studies on preventive care, ovarian...
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital has awarded two grants totaling about $25,000 each from the Constance A. Howes Women’s Health Innovation Research Fund...
ACLU of Rhode Island settles suit against state on behalf of...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has ended its class-action lawsuit against the state claiming its Medicare Premium Payment Program kicked people...
Federal program repays student loans for substance-use clinicians in underserved communities
PROVIDENCE — The National Health Service Corps Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program, established by Congress on June 12, 2018, funds $75 million...
RIDOH: Flu shots up 10% this year, vaccine covers predominant strain
PROVIDENCE — The recurring flu virus strain, H1N1, is predominant this flu season, which bodes well for Rhode Island as about 10 percent more...
BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act OKs $100M for public health response
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $100 million Building Our Largest Dementia, or BOLD, Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, recently signed into law, applies a public health...
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