Tag: Cancer
SEC filing of the week: Ocean Biomedical faces loss of licensing...
PROVIDENCE – Ocean Biomedical Inc. is facing the termination of licensing agreements for technologies developed at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital.
In its filing...
Proton radiation therapy center expects to boost cancer care in Rhode...
Dr. David Wazer has sent hundreds of cancer patients to Boston because the treatment they needed didn’t exist in Rhode Island.
Brown University Health, where...
R.I. Senate President Ruggerio dies at 76
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, the most senior member of the Statehouse, died Monday morning at the age of 76,...
June is Cancer Survivor Month: Screenings Save Lives
At South County Health, we are dedicated to promoting health and wellness throughout our community. As June marks Cancer Survivor Month, we emphasize the...
Fanale shares what it’s like to live with cancer diagnosis in...
PROVIDENCE – During his 40-year-plus career, Dr. James E. Fanale faced no shortage of challenges.
As CEO and president, he led Care New England Health...
Faster tumor diagnosis with robotic assistance
Dr. Andrew Foderaro has performed countless bronchoscopies over his career, but even he can find it tricky.
The procedure requires a doctor to maneuver a...
URI researchers discover way to boost immunotherapy effectiveness to fight cancer
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Yale University have demonstrated a new approach to fight cancer by using a...
Ocean Biomedical discovers new therapy that can potentially kill cancerous cells
PROVIDENCE – Ocean Biomedical and Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp. announced the discovery of a therapy that could potentially kill glioblastoma and melanoma cells –...
R.I. Senate passes bill requiring insurers to cover biomarker cancer testing
PROVIDENCE – Legislation requiring all Rhode Island health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for cancer treatment has passed the R.I. Senate.
Sponsored by Sen....
Robot-assisted surgeon performs a first in R.I.
With the precision of slender robotic tools, Dr. Subhashini Ayloo can look inside someone’s abdomen with three-dimensional accuracy.
A small incision can be all she...
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