A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital provides much-needed insight into the molecular mechanisms that cause arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, and how it triggers sudden cardiac death, one of the nation’s leading killers. Read the rest of this entry »
A new, one-stop resource is now available for the thousands of parents and families in Rhode Island who have questions about children’s mental health issues or simply need guidance on how to navigate the state’s complicated mental health care system. Read the rest of this entry »
By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released from incarceration, according to researchers from The Miriam Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
The Anne C. Pappas Center for Breast Imaging at Rhode Island Hospital has opened a new center for women requiring routine screening mammograms. The new facility offers faster access to state-of-the-art care and shorter wait times. Read the rest of this entry »
A Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) fine arts course that pairs students with patients at Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, has received a top honor in the 2008 Blair L. Sadler International Arts and Healing Competition. Read the rest of this entry »
