Look for the General Assembly to flex its muscles on the Lifespan-Care New England merger
Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation that would revise the Hospital Conversions Act
Updated February 26, 2021, 9:13 a.m.
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Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey a Warwick Democrat, during the swearing in ceremony at Rhode Island College in January 2021.Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff
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Woebot Health Names Timothy Mariano Vice President and Medical Director
January 26, 2021 GMT
Dr. Timothy Mariano, MD, PhD, MSc, Vice President and Medical Director, Woebot Health (Photo: Business Wire)
Dr. Timothy Mariano, MD, PhD, MSc, Vice President and Medical Director, Woebot Health (Photo: Business Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 26, 2021
Woebot Health announced today that it has appointed Timothy Mariano, MD, PhD, MSc, as vice president and medical director. In the newly created position, Dr. Mariano will provide medical, clinical and regulatory leadership for the company’s growing pipeline of prescription digital therapeutics that are designed to scale to fill gaps in care and engage people to improve their mental health outcomes. Reporting to Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer Monique Levy, Dr. Mariano will also advance scientific partnerships and be a core member
The Doc
Dennis “Doc” Littky has spent a lifetime working to transform education. He is one of the leading innovators in America and arguably the biggest change agent in education in America. He either single-handedly or with others co-founded The Big Picture - a network of high schools across the country, The Met School and now an accredited college College Unbound.
His work as a principal at Thayer Junior/Senior High School in Winchester, N.H. was featured in an NBC movie, A Town Torn Apart based on the book Doc: The Story of Dennis Littky and His Fight for a Better School.
EXPLAINER: Why Rhode Island, the smallest state, has a big virus challenge
A passenger gets swabbed for COVID-19 at a testing site at the convention center in Providence, R.I, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. For a few days in December, the nation s smallest state of Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
In this Dec. 9, 2020, file photo, a health care worker carries a COVID-19 specimen from a motorist at a drive-thru testing site outside McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. For a few days in December, the nation s smallest state of Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
EXPLAINER: Why the smallest state has a big virus challenge
By Staff | Jan 6, 2021
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2020, file photo, a health care worker carries a COVID-19 specimen from a motorist at a drive-thru testing site outside McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. For a few days in December, the nation s smallest state of Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) For a few days in December, Rhode Island was one of the worst places on the planet when it came to new cases of COVID-19 per capita.