Clinical trial on plasma makes headway in R.I.
Rhode Island Hospital is one of 30 medical facilities nationwide testing whether a plasma-based treatment for COVID-19 that has been approved for emergency use...
Flu season made more complex by COVID-19
State health officials and health care providers are bracing for a flu season that may further test a Rhode Island health care system already...
Study: Diversity crucial in mental-health field
Racial and ethnic minorities in Rhode Island are facing many barriers when seeking mental health treatment and services, according to a report released recently...
Hospitals see benefits of adding telemedicine
Christopher Cowan has left his house only twice since COVID-19 hit the U.S. in March.
The North Stonington, Conn., resident has serious underlying conditions that...
Pandemic adds obstacles to fight against cancer
Paul Adam didn’t think cancer would strike so close to home again.
Because of his work as vice state lead ambassador of the American Cancer...
Hospital workers getting own brand of aid
Music performed by the group Healing Through Harmony, made up of students from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, plays softly in...
Pandemic raises workload for mental health agencies
During the first week of March at the BH Link call center in East Providence, about 3.5% of the roughly 40 calls that came...
New Alzheimer’s drug trial at R.I. Hospital a source of comfort...
Brightly colored images of a patient’s brain, taken with a specialized scan, glow on Dr. Jonathan Drake’s computer screen as he points out deposits...
Don’t ignore chance to avoid an outbreak in R.I.
The effects on daily life of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to limit its spread locally will only grow in the coming weeks, but...
Coronavirus raises workplace issues
Fears of a coronavirus pandemic are growing by the day, but employers looking to limit the chances of an outbreak in their workplaces could...
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