HEALTH

WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic has named Paulette Thabault as its new chief nurse practitioner officer. In this role, she will provide professional leadership to clinicians who staff MinuteClinic health centers and will help lead MinuteClinic's clinical and service excellence, the company stated.

WASHINGTON Meeting patients' needs and providing access to care may be as simple as expanding retail clinics' presence, an op-ed published in The Washington Post suggested.