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According to a study released in January by the American Cancer Society, the incidence in breast cancer in American women under the age of 50 has increased by 1.4% annually since the mid-2000s, compared to a 0.7% rise in women 50 and older.
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Health
Health
Women Under 40 are Experiencing Increased Rates of Breast Cancer
Two Rhode Island women and their doctors share their stories
March 21, 2025
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G. Wayne Miller
Your skin cells can generate electricity when wounded.
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Health
Health
Cells Lining Organs Can Generate Electricity When Injured, Offering New Wound Treatment Possibilities
March 18, 2025
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Steve Granick, UMass Amherst
Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence is one of two community hospitals CharterCARE Health Partners wants to sell to the Centurion Foundation.
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Health
Health
Reliance on Debt Sparks Concern on Deal for Two Rhode Island Safety-Net Hospitals
March 17, 2025
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Ian Donnis
Stefania Silvestri, a registered nurse at Greenville Center in Smithfield, listens to a fellow long-term care worker speak during a COVID-19 memorial event outside the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Silvestri spoke about her own experience working amid understaffing during the pandemic.
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Health
Health
On COVID Anniversary, Protestors Renew Call for Nursing Home Standards Legislation
Unionized long-term care workers blast McKee’s proposed budget and his opposition to Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board
March 12, 2025
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Alexander Castro
The price of the doctor’s visit you calculated online might not reflect what you’ll be billed.
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Health
Health
Rhode Island Lawmakers Call on Congress to Defend Medicaid
Members of the state’s congressional delegation warn likely cuts could be devastating
March 11, 2025
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David Wright
U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo speaks at a press event at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, on March 10, 2025. Seated at left are U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner and Dr. Jill L. Maron, the hospital’s pediatrician-in-chief.
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Health
Health
GOP is ‘Coming After Medicaid.’ Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegates Stay on Defense at Hospital Event
March 11, 2025
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Alexander Castro
Water cascades over the Neponset River Waterfall at Lower Mills in Dorchester.
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Climate & Environment
Climate & Environment
Program That Monitors New England Waterways, Drinking Water Threatened by Trump Cuts
March 10, 2025
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Barbara Moran
Liany Santos has been dealing with long COVID symptoms since being hospitalized with COVID-19 in April of 2021.
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Health
Health
Long COVID Keeps Some Rhode Islanders From Returning to Normalcy
‘I want to get better physically, but it’s just so tough’
March 10, 2025
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Michelle San Miguel
The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. headquarters seen at right in Providence.
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The Public’s Radio
The Public’s Radio
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Reports Job Cuts and Operating Losses
The nonprofit insurer says it lost $115 million in 2024 due to rising health care costs
March 7, 2025
Rhode Island General Treasurer James J. Diossa has announced the forgiveness of $7 million in medical debt since a new program launched last fall. ‘I hope to wipe out even more debt soon,’ Diossa said Monday, March 3, 2025.
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Health
Health
Rhode Island Medical Debt Relief Program has Forgiven $7 Million Since October
March 5, 2025
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Alexander Castro
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