Purdue, Sacklers seek to use bankruptcy as shield from suits
NEW YORK – The first big fight in Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case is taking shape as states and cities across the United States...
URI gets $1M for rural opioid crisis outreach
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million federal grant to fight the opioid crisis in rural Rhode Island...
To waitlist or not: It’s up to pharmacies
The independent Matt’s Local Pharmacy on East Main Road in Middletown recently had 40 doses of Shingrix, the federal government’s recommended vaccine for the...
State bans not enough to combat vaping
Tobacco. Heroin. Opiates. We didn’t know. Initially, we didn’t know that those substances would turn into addictions. The beauty turned into a beast. In...
CDC findings suggest link between THC products and vaping-related illnesses
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new findings on its investigation into vaping-related illnesses that suggest tetrahydrocannabinol products play a...
Spaulding to open third outpatient center in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The Spaulding Outpatient Center at Kent County Memorial Hospital will open its third location this week.The center will offer treatment for people...
Raimondo, URI announce new round of Innovation Campus funding
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley on Thursday announced a second round “RI Innovation Campus”...
New England Tech adds cybersecurity, nursing master’s degree programs
EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology has announced it will start offering two new master's degree programs in October, one in...
Providence VA researcher gets $1.5M contract to study prostheses
PROVIDENCE – A research scientist with the Providence VA Medical Center’s VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology has been...
Walgreens, CVS take Zantac off shelves as carcinogen probed
WASHINGTON – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. will remove all versions of Zantac from its stores’ shelves as health regulators investigate a probable carcinogen detected...
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