Caremark shareholders to vote March 16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) has rescheduled its shareholder vote on the proposed merger with CVS Corp. (NYSE: CVS) for Friday,...
Brooks donates $300,000 to Children’s Museum
Brooks Pharmacy has given a $30,000 grant to the Providence Children's Museum to sponsor Brooks Pharmacy Free Sundays through December of this year, enabling...
MultiCell Technologies works on cancer drug
LINCOLN – MultiCell Technologies Inc. says it has reached a milestone in its work to develop a drug to treat colorectal cancer, the third...
Startup signs deal with Brown, R.I. Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Corum Medical Inc., a medical device startup based in Providence and Sudbury, Mass., has signed a license agreement with Brown University and...
CVS delays shareholder vote on Caremark deal
WOONSOCKET – In light of the recent court decision delaying the Caremark Rx shareholder vote on the planned merger with CVS Corp., CVS said...
Lt. Gov. Roberts gains new forum for policy issues, problem solving
An interview with Elizabeth H. Roberts
Position: Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Background: Roberts worked as a business strategy consultant, policy analyst and health care manager before...
Charity care merits a serious discussion
The R.I. Department of Health has proposed new regulations that would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a wide range of free-standing...
Proposed charity rules go beyond hospitals
New rules proposed by the R.I. Department of Health this month would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a variety of free-standing...
A virtual take on cutting-edge medicine
Dr. Roy Aaron recalls the first time he donned a head-mounted display – a device resembling a helmet with goggles that displays computer-generated images...
Judge denies motion to block Caremark merger vote
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) today announced that the Delaware Court of Chancery has denied a plaintiffs’ motion to enjoin Caremark's...