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R.I. firm’s tech will soon help doctors nationwide

Print Edition 12/22/2023

The rise of telemedicine is increasing the demand for doctors to provide care across state borders, and virtual health care allows doctors to reach...

OPEN UP: Dentist Milton J. Liu, right, and dental assistant Lori Beth Adler prepare to examine the teeth of patient Anthony Northup at Wood River Health in Hopkinton.  COURTESY WOOD RIVER HEALTH

Trip to dentist on Block Island? Boat no longer needed

Print Edition 12/22/2023

For years, many Block Island residents without private insurance had to go through a tedious process if they needed a dental checkup. This usually involved...

HOUSE CALL: House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, will be the guest speaker at the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast event on Jan. 10 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln.  PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Editor’s Choice: Shekarchi to speak at Northern R.I. Chamber’s Eggs &...

Print Edition 12/22/2023

EDITOR’S CHOICE Shekarchi to speak at Northern R.I. Chamber’s breakfast event THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold an Eggs & Issues Breakfast event,...

TEST RUN: The Stanford Neural Prosthetic Translational Lab team engages in a research session with ALS trial participant Pat Bennett. The team studied technology that would help people who have lost the ability to speak to communicate. COURTESY STANFORD MEDICINE/STEVE FISCH

Text from thoughts could give ALS patients a voice

Print Edition 12/22/2023

As a critical care neurologist, Dr. Leigh Hochberg often sees patients who have acute, ongoing and even life-threatening illnesses or injuries to their nervous...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS: Brothers Brian, left, and David Morin are the co-owners of Fore Court Racquet & Fitness Club, an indoor tennis, racquetball and fitness center in Cumberland started by their father, Maurice “Moe” Morin, in 1973. While tennis has remained a major focus, the brothers say business exploded after they introduced pickleball about a year ago. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Fore Court has been serving up fitness for 50 years

Print Edition 12/22/2023

David Morin recalled how his father, Maurice “Moe” Morin, deemed tennis as the sport of a lifetime. His reasoning is that if you’ve learned it...

Audino helps businesses showcase their passion

Print Edition 12/22/2023

Liv Audino fondly recalls working as the snowboarding team’s social media marketing manager while attending the University of New Hampshire. While it was almost like...

Mother of All Tailgates takes Gillette Stadium by storm at Army-Navy...

Print Edition 12/22/2023

In this season of giving and goodwill, there is a food service organization doing good work. That work was highlighted at the Army-Navy college...

HASBRO INC. has announced it is moving out of its offices in downtown Providence, but what's next for the office is up in the air. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Hasbro departure will be a test for Providence commercial real estate

Print Edition 12/22/2023

Once entertainment giant Hasbro Inc. leaves its 135,400-square-foot downtown Providence office building, it’s unlikely the city will ever attract another large company into the...

BENEFICIAL TOY: James Stallman, president of Eco Global Manufacturing LLC in Providence, with one of its products, a toy foam dinosaur. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Bringing a little fun back into manufacturing

Print Edition 12/22/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 16th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...