Tag: Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines available at CVS
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. announced the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and flu vaccines are available at pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations.
Walk-ins are accepted at...
Adding teen to car policy can get expensive in R.I.
Insurance agent Robert Leary, founder and owner of Newport-based City by-the-sea Insurance LLC, helps consumers find suitable policies tailored to their personal circumstances. He...
Southcoast Health first in N.E. to perform procedure with novel atrial...
FALL RIVER – Southcoast Health recently announced the Heart and Vascular Program at Charlton Memorial Hospital is the first practice in New England to...
School is starting too early
Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The National...
Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections...
U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge...
High-tech exoskeleton lending a hand, arms and legs
Early last December, Chuck Allen was enjoying a lazy afternoon at home in North Kingstown. His wife, Becky, had run out for a few...
Study: Family caregivers in R.I. sixth-least burned out in United States
PROVIDENCE – A new study by the website Seniorly.com says family caregivers in Rhode Island are the No. 6 least burned out in the...
Weston: You’ll probably live longer than you think
Women often don't score as well as men in surveys of financial literacy. One area where we seem to do better is "longevity literacy,"...
Epilepsy Foundation New England receives $1.4M Public Health AmeriCorps grant
PROVIDENCE – Epilepsy Foundation New England has received a nearly $1.4 million Public Health AmeriCorps grant from AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control...
