Lifespan
Lifespan is Rhode Island's first health center formed in 1964. Lifespan includes five hospitals in Rhode Island and the mission is to provide better health care delivery to the citizens of Rhode Island and New England. Lifespan is ranked high with comparable integrated health care delivery systems nationally. News releases, education and patient care information is published on-line.
Providence, RI, 02903
Nearly half of older women diagnosed with UTI not confirmed in urine culture
Older adults represent an important and growing demographic in emergency departments (ED) across the country, with urinary tract infections (UTIs) being one of the leading causes for ED visits. In fact, UTIs, which can progress ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Co-infections not associated with worse outcomes during H1N1 pandemic
A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Traumatic brain injury worsens outcomes for those with nonepileptic seizures
A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
Neuroscience
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Forced methadone withdrawal in jails creates barrier to treatment in community
Methadone treatment for opioid dependence remains widely unavailable behind bars in the United States, and many inmates are forced to discontinue this evidence-based therapy, which lessens painful withdrawal symptoms. Now ...
Addiction
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Team discovers new strategy to effectively treat, prevent osteoarthritis
Think new discoveries are the bee's knees? This one is even better—this research out of Rhode Island Hospital is the mice's knees. Researchers have found that adding lubricin, a protein that our bodies naturally produce, ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Study reveals financial benefits of a plant-based, Mediterranean diet
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank report individuals who participated in a six-week cooking program and followed simple, plant-based recipes decreased their total food spending, ...
Health
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Team finds age-related changes in how autism affects the brain
Newly released findings from Bradley Hospital published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry have found that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect the brain activity of children and ad ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Radiation can be reduced while maintaining high quality in CT colonography
A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found it's possible to maintain high-quality CT colonography diagnostic images while reducing the radiation dose. This is important as the use of CT colonography, or virtual ...
Cancer
Mar 12, 2013 |
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HIV therapy just got easier: Fewer drugs may be needed for treatment-experienced patients
A new multi-site study reveals patients with drug-resistant HIV can safely achieve viral suppression – the primary goal of HIV therapy – without incorporating the traditional class of HIV medications into their treatment ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Researchers say practicing healthy behaviors can actually improve your self-control
You can train your body, your mind ... and your willpower? That's according to a new study by researchers at The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, who say that with a little practice, it may be ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Borderline personality, bipolar disorders have similar unemployment rates
Unemployment poses a significant burden on the public no matter what the cause. But for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, chronic unemployment is often coupled with significant health care costs. A ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2012 |
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RI Hospital: Standardized road test results differ from older adults' natural driving
If you're thinking that little old lady driving 35 miles per hour in the passing lane shouldn't be behind the wheel, you may be right. Studies at Rhode Island Hospital, and elsewhere, have shown that our driving abilities ...
Health
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Adult entertainment workers likely to benefit from health care intervention
It probably won't come as a surprise to hear that most adult entertainment club workers – exotic dancers and other female club employees such as bartenders, waitresses and hostesses – don't have great medical benefits. ...
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Is that nervous feeling social anxiety disorder, or is it simply a case of being shy?
Most people are faced with embarrassment or humiliation at some point in their lives. Maybe they get nervous before a big presentation to the bosses at work. Maybe they get a bit anxious thinking about approaching an attractive ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2012 |
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National study shows protective eyewear reduces eye, head, and facial injuries
A new study conducted by researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital, the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Fairfax (VA) County Public Schools, and Boston Children's ...
Ophthalmology
Nov 12, 2012 |
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