Brown researcher: Electronic health records create high stress for physicians
Physicians say electronic health records are stressful, but a survey of Rhode Island doctors and promising strategies suggest compromises between round-the-clock accessibility and reasonable...
High-pressure application breakthrough aids RWMC’s immunotherapy ambitions
T-cells genetically altered to seek and kill cancer don’t do much good if the tumor’s density stops it from contacting the offending tissue, a...
Brown researchers find brain waves an accurate method for measuring pain
A team of Brown University researchers has developed and patented a new, objective measure of pain using a noninvasive electroencephalograph of theta-band brain waves,...
Groundwork in place to nurture R.I. medical tourism
RHODE Island is poised to capitalize on medically inspired travel between cities and countries, with Ortho Rhode Island Inc.’s pending three-story building next to...
Wristband offers drug-free nausea treatment
Sea-Band International creates drug-free, acupuncture-pressure wristbands to combat dizziness and nausea for travelers, pregnant women and cancer patients.
Washable and reusable, the wristbands use natural...
Body donors aid research, medical training in private, public sector
Donating one’s body to science can be arranged through learning institutions for some, but is much more accessible through private, for-profit “body brokers,” each...
Brown study: Adjusting Medicare Advantage Plan scores for race, poverty a...
Federal rankings for cost-saving Medicare Advantage Plans improve when adjusted for race, neighborhood poverty and social risk, increasing reimbursement rates for companies offering them,...
Yellow fever vaccine shortage puts strain on Brown Medicine as only...
When the nation’s sole yellow-fever vaccine manufacturer paused production in April during a global outbreak, local travelers had one spot for shots, a recurring...
Osteoarthritic stem cell discovery hints at disease’s first drug treatments
A May report by a team of researchers from Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University shows that a portion of unspecialized stem cells in...
City seeks waiver to direct rescue runs to local clinics in...
CharterCARE Health Partners remains hopeful of its bid to restore the recently shuttered Memorial Hospital emergency room, but Pawtucket officials may try for a...
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