Nursing care discards the old model
Carol Ranglin beams as she walks through her domain at the Tockwotton Home, a corridor of tidy double rooms.
“This one is my...
Warwick to join free BCBSRI wellness plan
WARWICK – Mayor Scott Avedisian Friday announced the city will participate in Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s MuniBlue health-management service.
Under...
Inventors help meet global demand for new ideas
To stay alive, some fish must stay in motion constantly, driving water through their gills to move oxygen into their bloodstream. And to stay...
Medical supply firm finds a niche and grows with it
When doctors perform an angioplasty, they usually start by inserting a catheter – a thin plastic tube – into the patient’s blood vessel. Then...
NIH gives startup $2.8M for sepsis, anthrax trials
Every year, across the United States, nearly 800,000 people develop severe sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body is overwhelmed by infection, and...
Lifespan shows uses of health IT
Not long ago, the hospitals in the Lifespan network did things the same way as most of their peers. Doctors handwrote their orders, or...
Concierge medicine at your service
‘Patient-financed’ care now being offered
It’s all about time, doctors say. In today’s health care market, insurers pay primary care physicians too little, so they...
Quahogs flex toxin-defiant muscle, research finds
Studies at UMass Dartmouth could lead to botulism-poisoning antidote
The next time you spoon up a stuffie, chew on this: Quahogs, the uniquely Rhode Island...
Verizon launches wellness guide
Aiming to help consumers navigate the world of health care, Verizon has consolidated listings in a new "Health and Wellness Guide" in the Verizon...
Coventry firm creates innovative ER Card
The ER Card, designed and made by Professional Records Inc. in Coventry, will hopefully reduce the uncertainty of providing care to the elderly...
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