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Landmark Medical Center’s current contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island expires July 16.
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Breast cancer survivors and advocates from Rhode Island gathered at Rhode Island Hospital on July 9 to discuss new federal legislation, “Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act,” that was introduced by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on May 25.
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At the behest of Sen. Jack Reed, local and national experts on Lyme Disease gathered on July 9 at the R.I. Department of Health to talk about efforts to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which is the second-most reported disease in Rhode Island, according to health officials.
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A remodeled Rite Aid Wellness Store at 1080 Bald Hill Road held its grand opening event on July 14, part of national effort by national drug store chain to promote wellness services and products
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PROVIDENCE – Brown University is launching its first executive-education program, an executive master of health care leadership, to begin in August 2013.
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PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, in the midst of talks with Care New England to discuss a potential merger, has named two new members to its business team. Thomas Gough has been appointed senior vice president of business development, administration and practice operations.
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PROVIDENCE – On July 8, Coastal Medical Inc., Rhode Island’s largest primary-care group practice, initiated seven-day-a-week, 365-days-a-year coverage for its 105,000 patients.
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PROVIDENCE – Elena Tenenbaum, a researcher with Women & Infants Hospitals’ Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, was awarded a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in translational autism research, to help turn scientific discoveries into clinical treatments.
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FOXBORO, Mass. – Gillette Stadium is now a fully smoke-free facility.
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WARWICK – Kent Hospital announced on July 9 that it will serve as the corporate sponsor of a series of road races and walks during the next two years.
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