Tag: CDC
Yellow fever vaccine shortage puts strain on Brown Medicine as only...
When the nation’s sole yellow-fever vaccine manufacturer paused production in April during a global outbreak, local travelers had one spot for shots, a recurring...
Thundermist Health Center offers free HIV testing June 27
WARWICK – The only way to know for sure if you have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is to get tested, and there...
Yellow fever outbreak prompts vaccine requirements for entry to 135 countries
EAST PROVIDENCE – A large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever that recently reached level 2 alert status in multiple states in Brazil has prompted...
CVS developing early intervention for kidney disease, new home dialysis machine
WOONSOCKET — CVS Health Corp. plans to provide earlier intervention for people most at risk for kidney disease and will launch a clinical trial...
Vaccines still recommended as flu season wanes
PROVIDENCE — Flu vaccinations remain your best defense as Rhode Island’s reported influenza-like illnesses continue to wane.
Flu-like illnesses comprised of 2.2 percent of all...
CVS offers new shingles vaccine at all pharmacy locations
WOONSOCKET – About 99 percent of people 50 and older are at risk for shingles, a painful rash also known as herpes zoster, and...
CDC: Rhode Island among five states showing decline in opioid emergency...
PROVIDENCE – A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows Rhode Island is one of the five states in the United States...
CDC: Flu Vaccine 59 percent effective for kids against most common...
PROVIDENCE — This year’s flu vaccine is 25 percent effective for all ages and more than 59 percent effective for children up to eight-years-old...
R.I. weathers intense flu season short Memorial Hospital’s emergency room
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island hospitals are handling increased emergency calls during a flu season the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “intense,” rivaling...
RIDOH advises most to seek doctor’s visit, not hospital, for flu...
PROVIDENCE, RI — R.I. Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott is urging Rhode Islanders to consult their doctor before going to the hospital...