Brown researchers testing HIV drug for anti-aging traits
More than 90% of adults over 65 have at least one chronic condition and about 80% have two or more, according to the Centers...
Biotech ‘sandbox’ bill raises oversight concerns
With Rhode Island making a push for the state to become a burgeoning hub for life sciences and biotechnology firms by building lab space...
Demand for doulas in R.I. rises after insurance change
What a difference a few years have made for doulas in Rhode Island.
Doulas provide physical and emotional support to expectant mothers, before, during and...
New tracking system gives clearer picture of overdoses in R.I.
For the first time since 2023, the R.I. Department of Health in March issued a statewide overdose spike alert.
From March 10-16, the state health...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools
At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
Insurance ‘bill of rights’ aims to end coverage confusion
Jeff Brooks, a Newport Realtor with Hogan Associates Christie’s International Real Estate, is the first to acknowledge that he should have known better.
Despite his...
Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival
The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...
Dwyer poised to give R.I. big voice on national level
For the first time in more than a century, a Rhode Island insurance regulator has stepped into a top national role.
Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director...
Tomaquag Museum hopes to break ground on new larger facility at...
The 800-square-foot building that houses the Tomaquag Museum, Rhode Island’s only Indigenous museum, is a tight squeeze for its 12,000 cultural belongings, well over...
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