A yearlong deadlock over voluntary tax payments from Lifespan Corporation to the city of Providence appears to have ended under a tentative agreement unveiled Tuesday. The payment-in-lieu of taxes agreement marks the first time since 2021 that the state’s largest hospital provider will give the capital city anything in exchange for hosting its three Providence

After not making a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes in three years, Lifespan has agreed to do so for at least the next two years.

A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person has to live, developers report.

It can accurately predict the risk of mortality, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging.

Researchers found that the company’s CheekAge swab test is able to significantly simplify the collection of methylation data through cheek cells.