Tag: HEALTH CARE
Resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most.
As...
102 college grads to get Wavemaker student loan reimbursements
PROVIDENCE – One hundred and two college graduates will get student loan reimbursements of up to $6,000 through the state’s Wavemaker Fellowship program, Gov....
U.S. adds surprising 13K jobs last month yet revisions cut hundreds...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands.
The unemployment...
Businesses stuck in neutral along with stagnant economy
Rhode Island business owners need a jolt. That’s the biggest takeaway from PBN’s 2026 Winter Business Survey.
A malaise that took hold last year amid...
New federal student loan rules remove nursing’s ‘professional’ status reclassify nursing
It’s no secret that Rhode Island hospitals, like many health care facilities throughout the U.S., have grappled with increasingly steep nurse shortages in recent...
New substance withdrawal program proves to be success story
After Mercedes Faust was arrested for driving under the influence and spent a day in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital nearly a...
R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
When health care system breaks, everything else follows
Fellow Rhode Island manufacturers, health care costs are no longer a background issue. They are now a front-line threat to our ability to compete, invest and take care...
Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also...
R.I. monthly unemployment dips to 4.3% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November was 4.3%, down slightly from 4.5% in September, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
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