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RIF fellows targeting health care, design
In its inaugural Innovation Fellowships last year, The Rhode Island Foundation funded two projects with undeniable commercial potential built around growing retail and arts-centered startups. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

Smartphone apps can help to achieve weight loss
Smartphone mobile apps can help those trying to count calories, track exercise or monitor their weight loss progress, according to experts at The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center. more
Lifespan research program earns national recognition
IRBNet, the leading research and compliance software solution supporting institutional review boards in the United States, has awarded the research division of Lifespan with the IRBNet Ethics in Human Research Protection Award, in recognition of Lifespan’s demonstrated excellence and leadership in human research subject protection. more
Tanner tapped for NIC editorial advisory board
PROVIDENCE – John “Jack” Tanner, assistant nurse manager of the neonatal intensive care unit at Women & Infants Hospital, has been selected to serve on the editorial advisory board of Neonatal Intensive Care. more
10/15/12
Next step charted on path to a statewide plan
After a lengthy and often frank discussion, the state’s Health Planning Advisory Council reached consensus at its May 13 meeting on future priorities for its work in the coming year, in alignment with the R.I. General Assembly’s statutory directions. more
Study: Mental health worse in R.I. than nation
Rhode Island has a new statistical tool to measure its relative wellness against such national indicators as breast cancer, obesity, access to health insurance and mental health. more

By Richard Asinof
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

Five Questions With: Nancy Gaucher-Thomas
Public Art Works principal talks about the role of public art in health. more
ER doc calls for public health approach to gun violence
Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician at Rhode Island Hospital, argued in a recent editorial that gun violence is a public health issue and needs to be addressed in the same way as other causes of injury. more
Researchers: Mental health a cause of unhealthy behaviors
Poor mental health leads to unhealthy behaviors in low-income adults – not the other way around, according to a new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. more
Whitehouse receives ‘Champion of Hope’ award
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network presented Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse with its “Congressional Champion of Hope” award on Feb. 25, to commend his work in co-authoring the Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 2 by President Barack Obama. more
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