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MACHINE ­AIDED: Dr. Daniel Philbin, a cardiac electrophysiologist and director of the arrhythmia service at the Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, in the operating room with Volta Medical Inc.’s VX1 monitor that assists in ablation ­surgeries. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

AI put to the test during cardiac procedures in R.I.

A new artificial intelligence technology is helping physicians perform ablations – minimally invasive surgeries used to treat certain heart conditions – more efficiently, and...

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...

Five Questions With: Kellie Armstrong

As Lifespan Corp.’s Center for Bariatric Surgery marks its 10th anniversary, Kellie Armstrong, a registered nurse at the center, is celebrating the 17th anniversary...
HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'S annual Heroes Ball held Aug. 27 raised a record $1.3 million. Pictured from left are Dr. Francois I. Luks, Hasbro Hospital’s pediatric surgeon-in-chief; Lifespan Corp. Vice President of Pediatric Services Tracey L. Wallace; Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital President Dr. Saul N. Weingart; and Dr. Phyllis Dennery, Hasbro Hospital’s pediatrician-in-chief and medical director. / COURTESY HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Hasbro Hospital’s Heroes Ball raises record $1.3M

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s signature fundraising event on Aug. 27 saw the Lifespan Corp.-owned entity receive a record amount of donations. The hospital announced...

R.I. escalates efforts to contain monkeypox

Treating a cough or sore throat used to be a lot simpler. But since the COVID-19 outbreak more than two years ago, common symptoms...
SHARING KNOWLEDGE: Along with her work at Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc., Dr. Martha Mainiero mentors future health professionals as a professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. / 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Dr. Martha Mainiero, Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. radiologist

Leaders & Achievers 2022 DR. MARTHA MAINIERO Radiologist, Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. DR. MARTHA MAINIERO has always been interested in the intersection between science and the...
EASY TO UNDERSTAND: Amy Qu, a recent Rhode Island School of Design graduate, presents her redesign of the fentanyl test strips as part of the Design Beyond Crisis studio course in May. The redesign is intended to make the strips easier to use for people without training. 
COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Designers try to devise better safe-injection sites

In Providence and Pawtucket, harm-reduction organization Project Weber/RENEW regularly hands out test strips that can detect whether a drug sample contains fentanyl, a highly...

Lifespan ER doctor named to Epic national advisory board

PROVIDENCE – An emergency medicine physician who practices at Lifespan Corp.’s Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals has been named to a national advisory...

Spine surgeons from University Orthopedics, The Miriam first in R.I. to...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Surgeons from University Orthopedics Inc. and The Miriam Hospital say they are the first in Rhode Island to perform minimally invasive...

Hasbro Children’s Hospital honors 2021 Brite Lite winners

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital 2021 Brite Lite winners were recognized this month for their work serving young patients. Nominated by patients and their families,...
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