Coalition opposes R.I. soda tax
Local food- and beverage-industry groups are stepping up efforts to defeat state legislation that would tax soft drinks despite state health officials’ arguments that...
She built a haven for sufferers of celiac disease
Kathi Thibutot was delighted when she found the right kind of cream of mushroom soup she could sell at her Tiverton store, Healthy Haven....
Contract gives a boost to primary care initiative
Rhode Island’s primary care doctors are not, for the most part, in big medical practices. They work in pairs, at most three or four...
Southcoast Health CEO Day to retire
NEW BEDFORD – John B. Day plans to retire as president and CEO of Southcoast Health System Inc. in July 2011 after a 32-year...
East Bay Community Action given $1.6M
NEWPORT – East Bay Community Action Program has been awarded $1.57 million in federal stimulus money to adopt electronic medical records and upgrade its...
CVS to buy up independent pharmacies
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. plans to increase its market share by buying about 200 independent pharmacies a year, Chairman and CEO Thomas M....
Hasbro CFO honored by March of Dimes
PROVIDENCE – Deborah Thomas, chief financial officer of Hasbro Inc., has been named 2010 Citizen of the Year by the March of Dimes Rhode...
Covidien to buy Minn.’s ev3 for $2.6B
(Updated, 9:55 a.m.)
MANSFIELD – Covidien Plc has agreed to pay $2.6 billion to buy ev3 Inc., a maker of products used in treating heart...
Five Questions With: H. John Keimig
Five years ago, when Dr. David R. Gifford became Rhode Island’s director of health, his previous employer was little-known outside the world of elder...
Southcoast partners with pathology group
NEW BEFORD – Southcoast Hospitals has forged a partnership with University Pathologists LLC, a large medical group with academic affiliations and labs in 11...
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