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FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts

WASHINGTON (AP) – Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent...

Rhode Island Hospital purchases Davol Square building for $6M

PROVIDENCE – In addition to buying a medical office building in East Providence for $14 million, Rhode Island Hospital in late April purchased a...
IN NEED: Andre Gill donates blood at the Rhode Island Blood Center. The center says donations are decreasing as people become more active as the economy reopens and COVID-19 infections decline. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. blood donations trickle in as economy starts to reopen

Blood collections often wane during months when people become busier. And by that guide, 2021 is shaping up to be a difficult spring and...

Coastal Medical office building sold to Lifespan for $14M

EAST PROVIDENCE — Lifespan Corp. paid $14 million for a medical office building at 900 Warren Ave. that was owned by Coastal Medical Inc....

Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health partners with software company for research...

PROVIDENCE – The Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health has announced a research partnership with Boston-based Etiometry Inc., a software company specializing in data analysis...

Rhode Island Hospital seeks participants in worldwide Alzheimer’s study

PROVIDENCE – A clinical trial for a treatment that may help prevent early memory loss related to Alzheimer’s disease is now underway at Rhode...

Center for Bariatric Surgery names new director

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Beth Ryder, a bariatric surgeon, has been appointed director of the Center for Bariatric Surgery, a program run by The Miriam...

Lifespan hospitals offering COVID-19 vaccine to emergency room patients

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered to adult emergency room patients at Lifespan Corp.’s hospitals. Shots are available at Rhode Island Hospital, The...
LIFESAVER: Erin Cooney, a barber, credits telemedicine with saving her life in December, when she realized after a fall that something was seriously wrong and was able to hold a videoconference with her doctor. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Push on to make benefits of telehealth permanent

Seeing a doctor became much easier in the pandemic for many people who avoided travel time, office waits and the risk of exposure to...

Five Questions With: Dr. Peter Soden

Dr. Peter Soden, a vascular surgeon, arrived at Brown Surgical Associates in September, joining the practice’s division of vascular and endovascular surgery. Soden discusses...
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