Hospitals stepping up safety efforts
How it happens is easy to see: A drug meant for an elderly man in Room 205 is accidentally given to another elderly man...
JWU has vision for campus expansions
The view from the Rolo Building, Johnson & Wales University’s recently opened student-services building, isn’t so charming right now. From the building’s new glass...
Health groups issue infection-fighting guide
WASHINGTON – Five major health care organizations have came together to issue a set of guidelines and strategies to help prevent six potentially...
Women & Infants event to focus on sex issues
PROVIDENCE – The Women & Infants Hospital’s Program in Women’s Oncology will hold its annual Ritz conference, “Contemporary Issues in Health Care,” on Nov....
Businesses can help each other during credit crunch
Go fly a kite.
You can take that saying one of two ways – figuratively or literally. In the economic situation we find ourselves in,...
CCRI Golf Classic raises $30K for scholarships
The Community College of Rhode Island raised nearly $30,000 for student scholarships through its 2008 CCRI Golf Classic held at the Warwick Country Club....
Beware of ‘safe haven’ danger
“Bad habits,” a pundit once noted, “are like a comfortable bed: Easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” Sticking with what’s...
‘Green’ economy sets URI, and R.I., on right path
It is not news that money is tight in Rhode Island. And as the state’s budget continues to bust out of its limits, the...
Technology update, home edition
Do you own a desktop computer for personal use?
• Yes – 85.7%
• No – 14.3%
Do you...
URI opens new center for terrorism research
KINGSTON – School officials and local dignitaries last week unveiled the Center of Excellence in Explosives, Detection, Mitigation, Response and Characterization at the University...
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