Legislation could change dental coverage in R.I.
A few weeks ago, oral surgeon Dr. Frederick A. Hartman said he was treating a patient who thought he could afford the dentures he...
5Q: Danny G. Willis
Danny Willis | Dean, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing
1. What are your priorities for your new position as dean of URI’s...
Fischer named acting director of R.I. Department of Health
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Staci Fischer, the current chief administrative officer of the R.I. Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, on Thursday was named acting...
Employee admits to planting hidden camera inside hospital bathroom
PROVIDENCE – A former employee at Hasbro Children’s Hospital has been charged with video voyeurism after admitting to police he planted a hidden camera...
HealthFirst Family Care opens health center at Diman Regional High School
FALL RIVER – HealthFirst Family Care Center Inc. is partnering with Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School to launch a new health center inside...
Employees at odds over sale of 2 R.I. hospitals during second...
PROVIDENCE – Disagreements among employees at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase the...
R.I. commercial health care premiums are among the highest in the...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders pay among the highest commercial health insurance premiums in the nation, according to a report from the Rhode Island...
Bryant University launches doctoral clinical psychology program to address mental health...
SMITHFIELD – Citing a need to address the mental health crisis both locally and nationally, Bryant University on Tuesday announced that it is launching...
PBN earns 11 awards, including general excellence, in annual NENPA competition
WALTHAM, Mass. – Providence Business News received 11 awards from the New England Newspaper & Press Association, including five first place honors and recognition...
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...
