Rhode Island’s drug overdose epidemic has not abated. But there has been some progress in marshaling more resources to fight it. The General Assembly re…
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The Pulse: Overdose Task Force Puts Plan In Action; Narcan Funding?
Hundreds of Rhode Islanders have died from drug overdoses this year – a number that has barely budged from last year, despite numerous state and other e…
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Brookings Report Says RI Needs Investment In Key Sectors To Bolster Economy
A new report requested by the Raimondo administration says Rhode Island can overcome its economic listlessness by using a focused strategy to make targ…
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Reasons To Worry, But Patriots Should Win
Yellow caution flags should flutter over Gillette Stadium Saturday when the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs kick off their AFC divisional pl…
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BCBSRI Enrolls 60,000 Patients In Integra ACO To Achieve Savings, Better Outcomes
Sixty thousand more Rhode Islanders – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island commercial health insurance members – will be enrolled in health care…
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Raimondo Trying To Poach High-Tech Firms From Boston
Gov. Gina Raimondo has harped on creating new manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island since she began running for the governorship in 2014. But since moving …
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RI Renews Loan Forgiveness Program For Doctors
Rhode Island is entering the second year of a program that repays medical school loans for doctors in underserved areas. The program, which is also…
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Health Dept. Ends Ebola Symptom Monitoring
Rhode Island’s Department of Health has officially ended its symptom monitoring program for people returning from West Africa. The decision comes as the…
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The Pulse: Some Medical TV Shows You Might Have Missed (But Should Watch Over The Holidays!)
One of the joys of the Internet is easy access, on demand to plenty of movies and TV shows. The only question is: what’s worth watching, or even binge…
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Med Students Join Fight Against Addiction, Overdose
Brown University’s medical school has teamed up with Rhode Island Hospital to teach future doctors how to address opioid addiction and overdose. They’re…
