Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Federal Hill hookah complaint targets 11 establishments
PROVIDENCE – Nearly a dozen Federal Hill establishments are facing state scrutiny over allegations they are illegally offering hookah, raising questions about enforcement of...
Washington Bridge closure lengthened East Bay ambulance trips, study finds
Ambulance trips from Rhode Island’s East Bay took about a minute longer in the first six months following the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge’s westbound...
New state law enables insurer reimbursement of public health dental hygienists
PROVIDENCE – State legislation to improve oral health among vulnerable Rhode Islanders by enabling reimbursement eligibility for public health dental hygienists has been signed...
R.I.’s FY 27 budget overhauls determination of need laws
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's recently enacted fiscal year 2027 state budget brings significant changes to the state's determination of need laws, which supporters say...
Overdose deaths in R.I. fall for third year in a row
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths in Rhode Island have dropped 50% since 2022, surpassing the state’s 2030 goal to reduce overdose deaths by 30%, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and...
RIDOH awards $32K in grants to encourage physical activity among youths...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is providing approximately $32,000 in seven grant awards to community-based organizations and municipalities through its 2026 Rhode...
Report: Rhode Island leads U.S. in lung cancer survival, screening efforts
PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State has the highest five-year survival rate for lung cancer in the U.S., according to a recent report by the American Lung Association, and also ranks high in...
9 animals in Rhode Island test positive for rabies since March
PROVIDENCE – Nine animals, mostly in Providence County, have tested positive for the rabies virus since March, the R.I. Department of Health announced last week.
The disease, which...
Rise of concierge healthcare has raised concerns
As a nurse practitioner at Brown University Health’s East Greenwich office, Pamela Lauria has met with new patients who tell her that she’s their...
RIDOH issues second statewide overdose spike alert of 2026
PROVIDENCE – Sixty-one people throughout Rhode Island were treated for nonfatal overdoses in Ocean State emergency departments in early May, prompting the R.I. Department of...
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