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PPS fights to save best of past<br> as the city moves...

George W. Born took over as the newest executive director at the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) on June 1. He spoke recently with Providence...
AGE: 25

POSITION: Chairman

FAVORITE MOVIE: Braveheart

FAVORITE HOBBY: Collecting Brown University memorabilia

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: 
Newport

PROFESSION WOULD LIKE TO TRY: Museum curator

NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: Pedometer /

Rajiv Kumar

At 25, Rajiv Kumar is young enough to embrace the opportunity in risk, yet old enough to put grand plans for societal change into...

Daniel Majcher

Daniel W. Majcher may have more influence on state government than people who have been around Rhode Island politics for longer than his 35...

Mass. officials investigate E. coli cases

BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Public Health said it is investigating seven cases of Escherichia coli (usually abbreviated as E. coli) infections in...

Miriam study gives insight into HIV transmission

MEXICO CITY – Findings presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference last week, by a researcher from The Miriam Hospital, suggest that ...

Study: Immigrants a growing share of uninsured

WASHINGTON – A study released last week by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute shows immigrants make up a growing share of the U.S....

New R.I. law supports breastfeeding

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is working to raise public awareness of a new state law, effective March 1, 2009, that ...
DR. DOUGLAS DEORCHIS said that Miriam's treatment of strokes usually includes the medication tPA, which is a clot-dissolving medicine that is effective when given early, but increasingly dangerous if given late. /

Five Questions With: Dr. Douglas DeOrchis

Stroke is the nation’s leading cause of disability and the third-leading cause of death, with more than 700,000 strokes per year, about 25 percent...

Study: Mass. could gain 20K jobs under casino plan

BOSTON – A new study by Spectrum Gaming Group study provides an in-depth analysis of possible economic and social impacts of the proposed expansion...
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22k in R.I. have not claimed stimulus payments

WASHINGTON – Roughly 25 percent of Social Security and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries nationwide had not yet claimed their federal Economic Stimulus Payments (ESPs) as...
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