Lifespan - lifespan.org
General Information:
Latest News:
The Miriam Hospital Receives American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award 26 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
The Miriam Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The Miriam Hospital Encourages Rhode Islanders to Get Tested for National HIV Testing Day 25 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
18th annual National HIV Testing Day is June 27
Newport Hospital Offers Tips to Prevent Tick-Borne Illnesses 25 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Warm weather usually means more time spent outside. With that extra time comes an increased risk of tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme, the most common tick-borne disease, as well as Babesiosis, Ehrlic...
Lifestyle Intervention Yields Numerous Health Benefits for People with Type 2 Diabetes, According To National Trial Led By Miriam Researcher 25 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
However, intervention did not reduce cardiovascular events in obese adults with type 2 diabetes
Injury Prevention Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital Receives Safety Grant From Toys R’ Us 25 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
The Injury Prevention Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital (IPC) was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Toys R’ Us to support community programming to help make local families safer on the roads. Th...
A National Committee Led by a Hasbro Children’s Hospital Adolescent Medicine Specialist Emphasizes the Importance of Vitamin D for Teens 24 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
A committee led by Ze’ev Harel, MD, an adolescent medicine specialist from Hasbro Children’s Hospital, recently published a statement citing the importance of vitamin D for teen health. The report, ti...
Rhode Island Hospital Study finds Cued Panic Attacks Common, Occurring in Nearly 30 Percent of Patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder 21 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Panic attacks triggered by mirrors, bright lights, social situations
Rhode Island Hospital Reduces Incidence of Hospital-Associated C. difficile by 70 Percent 20 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Rigorous multi-disciplinary approach results in fewer infections, deaths associated with hospital-onset C. difficile
Lisa J. Goldstein, M.D. Named Physician of the Year at The Miriam Hospital 20 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Pathologist earns highest honor from peers
Why Are Some College Students More Likely to “Hook Up”? 19 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Miriam Hospital researchers identify predictors of hookup behaviors among first-year college women
