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Print Edition 01/31/2025

Mineral Spring Avenue Cooper Street to Baird Avenue NORTH PROVIDENCE PBN RESEARCH AND PHOTOS BY JAMES BESSETTE

MAKING HIS POINT: John Fernandez, far left, CEO and president of Brown University Health, speaks during Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 24. Also participating in one of the panel discussions are, from left, Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, who is also a nurse practitioner; R.I Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King; Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company; and Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit panel: Weaknesses exposed in R.I.’s primary care system

Health Services 11/08/2024

Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington, says she could easily make the drive from her home in Barrington to Massachusetts and make much more money...

Ginger Lemay

Education 04/12/2024

PBN Health Care Heroes 2024 Pharmacist: GINGER LEMAY University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy clinical professor and community pharmacy program director; Walgreens community...

R.I. to get $1.5M in opioid lawsuit settlement with Publicis Health

Economic Activity 02/06/2024

PROVIDENCE – The state will receive $1.5 million from Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the...

R.I. to receive $56.3M in opioid lawsuit settlements with CVS, Walgreens,...

Government 12/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – Another significant lump sum of money will come through Rhode Island as part of the latest set of opioid settlements with national...

LIFESAVER: East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin calls naloxone a wonder drug when it comes to reversing the effects of an overdose. That’s why many are celebrating Narcan now being sold over the counter.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Narcan sold in stores seen as pivotal in R.I. drug crisis

Focus 09/29/2023

East Providence Fire Department Capt. John Potvin has seen the lifesaving effects of naloxone in action dozens of times throughout his more than 30...

BEYOND OVER THE COUNTER:  University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Dean E. Paul Larrat says there are now more career pathways for pharmacy graduates to enter the health care field. PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

URI College of Pharmacy dean Larrat provides communities with the right...

Business Services 04/21/2023

2023 C-Suite Awards Education: Paul Larrat | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy dean THERE HAVE BEEN a lot of changes in the pharmacy profession...

THE ABORTION PILL mifepristone can now be dispensed by retail pharmacies, but which ones will decide to go through certification process to sell it. AP FILE PHOTO/ALLEN G. BREED

Pharmacies will weigh several factors in deciding whether to dispense abortion...

Government 01/13/2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to allow retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills means drug stores will have to make a decision...

NEW BREED OF COMPANIONSHIP: Meghan Gamboa, Ageless Innovation LLC co-founder and senior vice president, holds an animatronic cat at the company’s Pawtucket headquarters. The cats, dogs and birds produced by Ageless Innovation have been shown to be beneficial for the mental health of the elderly. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

For her, Ageless Innovation much more than pet project

Business Women 10/14/2022

It was a combination of soccer, Hasbro Inc. and Bryant University that brought Meghan Gamboa to Rhode Island, where she now works as co-founder and senior vice president...