Tag: Biogen
Two R.I. hospitals involved in global trial that found effective drug...
PROVIDENCE – Scientists at two Rhode Island hospitals were part of a global clinical trial that proved a new drug can slow the decline...
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent...
Follow state on holiday gatherings
The number 300,000 almost jumps out of the recent Associated Press story on the results of a study on the role a two-day biotech...
Boston meeting linked to as many as 300,000 COVID-19 cases
BOSTON (AP) – As many as 300,000 COVID-19 cases around the world can be traced to a two-day biotech meeting at a hotel in...
Mass. positive coronavirus cases up to 41
BOSTON (AP) — The number of people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for the new coronavirus has jumped to 41 — up from...
Mass. positive coronavirus cases up to 28
BOSTON (AP) — The number of people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for the new coronavirus more than doubled on Sunday to 28,...
Five Questions With: Dr. Stephen Salloway
Dr. Stephen Salloway heads the neurology department and Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital, where, as part of a study, some patients have...
Rhode Island Hospital recruiting Alzheimer’s patients for TANGO study
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center researchers are recruiting volunteers for TANGO, a national clinical trial evaluating whether a...