For older people, driving can mean the difference between freedom and dependence. But what happens if Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia begins to…
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Union Workers, Women & Infants Struggle To Avert Strike
Workers at Women and Infants Hospital have voted to authorize a potential strike. The union and the hospital are struggling to resolve a contract…
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R.I.P. Tom LaFauci, Great Speechwriter, Better Person
Memorial Service for Tom scheduled for Saturday January 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 175 Mathewson Street, Providence. Thomas S….
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Dec. 13
Here w hat’s happening in health in Rhode Island, Dec. 13: UHIP : The saga of the state’s new online benefits system, UHIP , continues. The troubled…
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The Pulse: What’s At Stake For Rhode Islanders If Obamacare Is Repealed?
State health care leaders are keeping a close watch on the future of the Affordable Care Act.
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Dec. 6
Here’s what’s happening in health in Rhode Island, Dec. 6: THUNDERMIST CEO: Thundermist Health Center President and CEO Chuck Jones is stepping down in…
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RI Awarded $130M To Continue Medicaid ‘Reinvention’
Rhode Island has been awarded $130 million dollars over the next five years from the federal government to continue its work overhauling Medicaid. The…
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Closing Arguments To Begin Monday In Dan Doyle Embezzlement Trial
Closing arguments begin Monday, in the trial of Dan Doyle at Washington County Superior Court. Doyle faces charges of pocketing funds intended for the…
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Nov. 22
Here’s what’s happening in health in Rhode Island, Nov. 21: HOSPITAL LAYOFFS: United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP), a health care workers’…