WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- CVS Health issued the following news release: DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Jan. 7, 2025 -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Aetna Better Health of Illinois, a CVS Health company, announced a combination of $750,000 in community grants to organizations working to increase access to maternal and behavior health services, and the resources needed to take proactive steps toward a healthier future. This includes addressing hunger through food security solutions, housing insecur  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * All commercial prescriptions dispensed at CVS Pharmacy will be reimbursed through CVS CostVantage starting this year Innovative approach uses a transparent formula built on the drug acquisition cost, a set markup, and a fee to reflect the quality of pharmacy services provided New reimbursement model supports future of retail pharmacy and paves the way for improved PBM transparency   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Amid the many mysteries of quantum physics, subatomic particles don't always follow the rules of the physical world. They can exist in two places at once, pass through solid barriers and even communicate across vast distances instantaneously. These behaviors may seem impossible, but in the quantum realm, scientists are exploring an array properties once thought impossible.In a new  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Over the past several months, Brown University faculty members received numerous accolades for outstanding research, service and leadership, with many awards, fellowships and other honors. The scholars, whose fields range from engineering to epidemiology to economics to history, earned both national and international recognition and support for their work. Among such distinctions   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Over the past several months, Brown University faculty members received numerous accolades for outstanding research, service and leadership, with many awards, fellowships and other honors. The scholars, whose fields range from engineering to epidemiology to economics to history, earned both national and international recognition and support for their work. Among such distinctions   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: In the lead-up to his 2025 State of the State Address, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Revenue (DOR) are highlighting the accomplishments made by the agency in 2024, including celebrating the Rhode Island Lottery's 50th anniversary with a year-long series of special games and events as it once again played an integral part of the Rhode Island economy. As part of th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: In the lead-up to his 2025 State of the State Address, Governor Dan McKee and the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission are highlighting the significant progress made in 2024, including the start of construction on the 195 District Park Pavilion, the closing on a new mixed-income housing development, and the ongoing construction of the 200,000-square-foot life science   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Federal Grants Received Allow Major Construction Projects to Continue Moving Forward, Municipal Road and Bridge Program Continues to Help Improve Infrastructure for Cities and Towns * * * In the lead-up to his 2025 State of State Address, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) highlighted a number of major projects in 2024 in  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: In the lead-up to his 2025 State of the State Address, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) are highlighting some of the agency's accomplishments last year, including the growing success of the Rhode Island Reconnect Program and an increase in Rhode Islanders with postsecondary degrees. "Our state is committed to raisin  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Governor Dan McKee announced that letters from the State of Rhode Island are being mailed today, January 10, 2025, to individuals impacted by the breach of the RIBridges database managed by Deloitte. The letters confirm that personal data belonging to the recipient or someone in their care was breached by cybercriminals. The letters will also provide directions on how t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 9 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Shankar K. Prasad, dean of Brown University's School of Professional Studies since 2022, will step down effective Jan. 31 to join the senior leadership team at Carnegie, a higher education marketing and enrollment strategy firm, as chief strategy officer.Prasad, a Brown University Ph.D. alumnus, will depart Brown after a decade-long tenure that also included appointments as deputy  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] For most of human history, average life expectancy hovered somewhere around 40 years. People who were generally healthy died suddenly from infections, trauma, malnutrition and plagues. Modern medicine made most of these acute causes of death things of the past humans now live into their 70s on average, and well into their 80s in many countries. At any given time, there are more th  more