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Kerry LaPlante, a woman with long blonde hair, smiling for the camera.

Oct 20 2023

Business Beat: URI names Kerry LaPlante Dean of the College of Pharmacy 

Internationally recognized expert in antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, LaPlante is the first female dean of the College of Pharmacy  ...
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Oct 17 2023

Needs and priorities of aging Rhode Islanders must remain paramount – Maureen Maigret

by Maureen Maigret, chair, Aging in Community Subcommittee of the Long Term Care Coordinating Council David Cicilline affirms “the needs ...
Four nurses in Ortho RI scrubs posing for a photo in a hospital hallway.

Oct 14 2023

Ortho Rhode Island surgeon Robert Marchand completes 1,000th total joint replacement

Photo: Dr. Marchand with the surgical team who completed Ortho RI Surgery Center’s 1,000th total joint replacement, listed left to right: ...
A man is exercising in a boxing ring.

Oct 14 2023

Burn with Kearns: 50 the new 30. Training smarter, not harder, maximizing gym time – Kevin Kearns

by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer on fitness and exercise Let’s face some facts here, just like death and taxes, we ...
Rays of light shine through the trees in an autumn forest.

Oct 13 2023

GriefSPEAK: If today were the day – Mari Nardolillo Dias

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD. contributing writer “Don’t you know what matters? Stop and take a breath Don’t waste it ...
A flyer promoting a strong commitment to finding a cure for arthritis.

Oct 8 2023

202,000+ Rhode Islanders impacted by arthritis – support Arthritis Foundation event

More than 150 medical professionals, arthritis warriors, advocates, and donors will gather at the Graduate Providence on Saturday, October 14, ...
Cvs health and northeast logos for healthiest employerss.

Oct 6 2023

America’s Healthiest 100 Workplaces – 2 in Rhode Island – 4 in Massachusetts

Every year, Healthiest Employers® names the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America award, comprising regional applicants of various sizes, locations, and ...
A nursing station at a construction site, with a building in the background.

Oct 2 2023

Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences transformative for both PC and RI

Providence College formally broke ground for the Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art facility that will ...
A nurse is helping an elderly woman on a walker.

Oct 2 2023

AARP report: States’ care for seniors “painfully inadquate”. Major gaps in RI – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer Last week, the Washington, DC-based AARP released its latest Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard, calling ...
A group of hospice patients playing golf under a cloudy sky.

Oct 1 2023

HopeHealth’s 13th Invitational raises $125K for financial assistance for hospice patients

The 2023 HopeHealth Golf Invitational, held on September 11 at the picturesque Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, was a ...