Q & A with Catherine Taylor, State Director of AARP Rhode Island
“Aging isn’t just an issue for older adults. If you have an older parent, spouse, grandparent, neighbor or friend...
Today is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Ocean State Stories asked a sampling of Rhode Islanders what freedom means to them today. Here’s what they said....
The doctor will not see you now: 1,900 seniors, disabled residents to lose Brown Health providers
Contract dispute cuts off coverage for United Healthcare Medicare Advantage patients starting July 1 This story was originally published in...
Scientist Dr. Kaitlin M. Dailey and team set their sights on combating cancer
Central to their ambition is a tumor-killing microbe SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Dr. Kaitlin M. Dailey, a University of Rhode...
‘It’s moving me to tears’
Juneteenth ceremony dedicates bench at a once-troubled shore By ROSEGALIE CINEUS Beacon Media Staff Writer Jun 25, 2026 This...
Are GLP-1s Miracle Drugs for Addiction, Too?
GLP-1s have been lauded as a weight loss treatment. But a first-in-the-nation pilot from a Providence-based nonprofit shows their...
Tim Austin’s heart was failing but a transplant saved him
He, his wife Michele, and their daughters Gillian and Sara credit medical team and their Catholic faith JOHNSTON —...
Q & A with Dr. Francesca L. Beaudoin
Thanks, Dr. Beaudoin welcome back to Ocean State Stories. You were last here on Sept. 13, 2023, in a...
Rhode Island has a primary care problem. Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King has a plan.
New report detailing access and affordability challenges intends to help measure success of policy and funding changes This story...
Q & A with Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Thanks, Charles, for agreeing to this interview. As the foundation knows better than anyone, Alzheimer’s disease touches so many lives,...
Medical interventions add years of better life to people living with Parkinson’s disease
Prevention and cure move closer, thanks to innovative research PROVIDENCE — The first indication that Dan Alperin, 61, had...
RI attorney general makes final push to boost enforcement powers against pharmaceutical middlemen
Neronha puts his firepower behind bills to improve healthcare, lower drug prices This story was originally published in Rhode Island...
Block Island Glass Float Project helps raise environmental awareness
‘Float hunting’ also enhances mindfulness NEW SHOREHAM – Every June through October, 550 handmade glass floats are scattered across Block...