Tag: Cancer
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...
DRIPBaR serves up vitamins through IV therapy
IV drips are typically used to cure one’s hangover, rehydrating someone with vitamins after a night of one too many, and are popular in...
Build a community to grow business
Denise Chakoian | CORE Center of Real Energy LLC owner and president
When I began 14 years ago, I focused on building a business, thinking...
To Market, to Market
Two researchers are developing a device to stabilize newborns being tested for meningitis. Another two are growing human tissue for post heart-attack repair. Others...
For the very sick, sailing a chance to ‘refuel their souls’
Katelyn McSherry’s memories of her mother on the water stretch back to when she was growing up in Portsmouth.
“Growing up, we always had a...
The Translator
With 25 years of research and treatment under his belt, medical oncologist and colorectal cancer specialist Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP (above), knows a...
Lifespan Cancer Institute among 6 groups studying digital symptom reporting benefit
PROVIDENCE – The Lifespan Cancer Institute is among six cancer programs nationally participating in the $9 million SIMPRO study investigating whether electronic reporting of...
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