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Lifespan opened a new stem cell research laboratory Wednesday afternoon on the fifth floor of the hospital network’s Coro Building. The lab is the first phase of a major investment to turn the entire building in Providence’s Knowledge District into a state-of-the art research facility.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A new, disruptive business model, called “Living RIte – A disruptive solution for management of chronic care disease,” was awarded $14 million in a three-year Innovation grant by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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By Richard Asinof |
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When the 93 graduates of Lifespan’s 2012 Summer Youth Employment Program went onstage to receive their certificates on Aug. 17 at the Gerry House on the Rhode Island Hospital campus, there were almost double that number of family, friends and mentors in the audience, cheering on their accomplishment.
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By Richard Asinof
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UnitedHealthcare will continue to offer important health care insurance protections included in the Affordable Care Act, no matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case now pending.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Women & Infants Hospital has received the Women’s Choice Award from WomenCertified, the hospital announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Those counting on the Hospital Conversions Act to be approved May 24 by the House Corporations Committee will have to wait until another day. No direct action was taken Thursday night at a committee meeting.
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By Michael Souza |
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SEIU Healthcare Employees Union Local 1199 NE has filed a federal lawsuit aimed to stop Rhode Island from enforcing new regulations mandating flu vaccines for health care workers, the Associated Press reported.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University and Johnson & Wales University have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential collaborations between Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and the new physician assistant program at Johnson & Wales, the schools announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island will receive $2.19 million in federal U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds to help improve early detection and treatment of cancer, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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The blood of an entrepreneur has always coursed through Michael Nula’s veins.
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By John A. Lahtinen |
