!["WE LIKE our location now and are not moving; but, [if there were an opportunity] to become a part of a broader biotechnology community in the state, we would consider expanding to [the Knowledge District] in some capacity," said Anthony Cincotta, president and chief scientific officer of VeroScience LLC. /](https://assets.pbn.com/uploads/2011/06/1307646614_29e3-150x150.jpg "Five Questions With: Anthony Cincotta")
Five Questions With: Anthony Cincotta
Anthony Cincotta, president and chief scientific officer of Tiverton-based VeroScience LLC, is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur who has used the study of biological clock systems in...
Memorial Hospital offers heartburn treatment
PAWTUCKET – A new, minimally invasive treatment for heartburn caused by acid reflux is now being performed at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
It is...
Bills recommended by hospital-costs commission
PROVIDENCE – Five bills to make hospital care more efficient and accessible were recently approved by the Senate.
The bills are part of a...
Tockwotton to build facility in East Providence
PROVIDENCE – Tockwotton Home plans to build a $52.2 million assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing home on 12 acres along the East...
Smartphones seen preventing errors
It can make a phone call, serve up email and even locate a place to eat. But can a smartphone prevent medical errors in...
Jewelry for cancer research
A Middletown-based jewelry designer is donating part of her profits to combat ovarian cancer, which took an estimated 13,850 lives of American women in...
Shared R.I. nursing center eyed
The request could arrive at a real estate developer near you: State seeks private partner to build a nursing-education center in return for 25-year...
Not a sure thing: Landmark’s deal was a surpise
The plot line for the sale of financially troubled Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket and its affiliate, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, had...
Exchange hung up on abortion
Rhode Island’s effort to create a health-insurance “exchange” – a key part of the sweeping federal health care law – has stalled because some...
Tufts seeks $11.2 million from Lifespan
(Corrected, June 13)
BOSTON — Tufts Medical Center is seeking to recover $11.2 million in legal costs and fees from Lifespan, its former parent company,...
