Providence Journal
R.I pediatricians are in trouble
“It is 3 a.m. and your 5-year-old has a fever of 104 degrees. It is midnight and your toddler has awoken and has difficulty breathing. Johnny, your 9-year-old, comes home from school with his report card and it isn’t good. Who are you going to call? For most Rhode Islanders, that call will be to their pediatrician…”
The Boston Globe
How did R.I win acceptance of HPV vaccine?
“New federal data show Rhode Island is having unparalleled success immunizing teenagers with a shot that has been a hard sell elsewhere — the vaccine against HPV, human papillomavirus…”
The Cranston Herald
Enzyme deficiency target of autism study
“A clinical research site in Warwick is testing a drug that may be the first pharmaceutical treatment for autism beyond intense antipsychotics. The trial is currently taking place at Omega Medical Research on Bald Hill Road near Warwick Mall, one of over 30 sites across the U.S. participating in a study run by Curemark…”
Rhode Island Catholic
St. Thomas More Parishioners Help Poor in Dominican Republic
“Ceili O’Connell, 17, cradles Jorge, a five-year-old orphan who has cerebral palsy. They just met, but their bond is already strong. ‘He doesn’t really communicate, but he’s very peaceful,’ said O’Connell, a parishioner of St. Thomas More Parish, as well as a junior at Narragansett High School…”