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REGISTERED NURSE Jessica Pace, left, checks the intravenous line of Dolce Contreras, of Central Falls, who was receiving convalescent plasma therapy at Rhode Island Hospital last October as part of a treatment against COVID-19. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP./WILLIAM MURPHY

Insurers pay COVID-19 costs for now

Rhode Island is requiring health insurers operating in the state to cover out-of-pocket expenses for customers in need of COVID-19 treatment, raising the question...

Dining Out: Truly, a season of renewal

Springtime is always a season of rebirth and renewal. That phenomenon is in evidence on restaurant row. Eateries are reporting a return of faithful...

Officials: R.I. still on track to vaccinate 70% of eligible residents...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains on target to vaccinate 70% of residents age 16 and older by May 15, according to public health officials,...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth will freeze its tuition for the 2021-22 academic year.

UMass Dartmouth to freeze tuition for 2021-22 academic year

BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts announced Wednesday that its board of trustees approved President Marty Meehan’s proposal to freeze tuition at all four...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 437 with 2 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 437 on Tuesday with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,553 from April 9 through April 12. / COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

COVID-19 cases rise by 1,553 over four day span with 2...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island over the four-day period from April 9 through Monday increased by 1,553, with two new...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 423, with 2 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 423 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
PANELISTS discuss the region's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine during the PBN Health Care Summit on Thursday. Clockwise from top left is Dr. Karen Tashima, from The Miriam Hospital; Dr. Kirsten Anderson, from Aetna/CVS Health; moderator PBN Editor Michael Mello; Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University; Christopher Palmieri, CEO and president of Commonwealth Care Alliance; and Peter Marino, CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. This was one of two panel discussions held during the summit.

PBN Health Care Summit: R.I. vaccine rollout has improved, but access,...

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has improved its vaccination campaign to a point where it is among the nation’s most successful in administering first doses,...

R.I. sets goal to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to...

PROVIDENCE – State officials laid out the groundwork Thursday during their weekly COVID-19 press conference for large-scale events to incrementally return in Rhode Island. Gov....

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 449, with 3 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 449 on Tuesday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...
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