Five Questions: Dr. Patricia J. Flanagan
Dr. Patricia J. Flanagan is an expert in teenage parenting and adolescent medicine. She directs the Teens with Tots Clinic at Hasbro Children’s Hospital,...
Breast milk may help screen cancer risk
AMHERST, Mass. – A preliminary study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research’s annual meeting last week in Orlando, Fla., showed that a...
Emergency medical responders to hold expo
WARWICK – The fourth annual Rhode Island Metro EMS Expo for emergency responders is scheduled for April 26 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence...
Southcoast launches MyHealth app
NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Hospitals Group has launched a free iPhone application called Southcoast MyHealth.
The app allows patients and their families to keep track...
R.I. physicians generated $4B in economic output
PROVIDENCE – Office-based physicians in Rhode Island generated $4 billion in sales revenue in 2009, $2.9 billion in total wages and benefits, and supported...
Sheehan named VP for clinical services at The Kent Center
Rena Sheehan has been named vice president for clinical services at The Kent Center for Human & Organizational Development. Prior to joining The Kent...
Injury-prevention poster and video contest begins
PROVIDENCE – The Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital is accepting entries from teens for its 2011 poster and video contest, Safety is...
Free wellness screening offered by Blue Cross
PROVIDENCE – In honor of April being Physical Wellness Month, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will hold a free wellness screening...
Women & Infants ranked No. 1 in Providence area
PROVIDENCE – In its first-ever metro area rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island No.1 in the...
Brown, hospitals earn federal HHS grants
WASHINGTON – Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., announced $2.25 million in health-related federal grants for Rhode Island under the auspices of the U.S. Department of...