PROVIDENCE – Sometimes it is difficult to be persistent in asking questions, particularly when those handling the news media for corporate entities put roadblocks in your way. The release … more

EAST PROVIDENCE – Robert Rabiner, the founder of IlluminOss Medical, a commercial stage biotech firm headquartered on Waterman Avenue, describes himself modestly as a serial entrepreneur. He is … more

PROVIDENCE – Financing affordable housing is complex. I recently shared some observations on the “nuts and bolts” of affordable housing development at the R.I. House of … more

CRANSTON – On a crisp, bright morning, looking north toward Providence, the view of the capital city’s skyline was hazy but unimpeded, offering an optimistic landscape of the world and … more

PROVIDENCE – In her 2018 book, What the Eyes Don’t See , Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician in Flint, Mich., recounted the story of how she found out that the kids in her community … more

PROVIDENCE – When one looks at the epidemiologic data from the 20 th century, one of the greatest improvements in public health outcomes was the result of regulations banning smoking indoors. … more