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"THE PUBLIC role of doctors is to look up from their day-to-day work and recognize the critical impact that environment and experience has on the health of kids," said Pat Flanagan, teen-pregnancy and adolescent-health expert. /

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...
THERE ARE office-based physicians in Rhode Island, representing a major segment of small businesses in the state, each employing on average about five employees. /

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...
Our current system sees general health and behavioral health as separate. /

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...
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