Tag: R.I. Department of Health
HealthSource RI enrollment ahead of last year’s pace
HealthSource RI is running ahead of last year in enrolling Rhode Islanders for health insurance coverage in 2019.
With the deadline approaching on open enrollment,...
Five Questions With Dr. James McDonald
Dr. James McDonald | Medical director, R.I. Department of Health
1. What is the science behind medical marijuana? Marijuana plants contain different chemicals that are...
FTC: No challenge for Partners, CNE merger
NEW YORK —The Federal Trade Commission is not opposing the merger of Partners HealthCare of Massachusetts and Care New England, the commission confirmed today.
Betsy...
DOH urges flu shots as region starts to see increased activity
PROVIDENCE — Flu activity is about level with this time last year in Rhode Island, accounting for 0.59 percent of physician office visits, but...
Rhode to Health mobile unit to provide HIV/AIDS screening, outreach
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Health experts from the University of Rhode Island Academic Health Collaborative recently dedicated its new Rhode to Health mobile unit, a...
Brown receives Vanguard of the Arts award
SHERILYN BROWN, former education director for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, recently received the Beacon Charter School’s 2018 Vanguard of the...
Editor’s Choice: Salve Regina University to host Blue Innovation Symposium
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Salve Regina University to host Blue Innovation Symposium SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY, partnering with the Consulate General of Canada, will welcome for the...
State struggles to curb fish poaching
Fish poaching is something the R.I. Department of Environmental Management doesn’t take lightly, as one East Greenwich man recently learned when he found himself...
R.I. reports slight decline in opioid overdose deaths as national figures...
PROVIDENCE — The Ocean State has recorded a slight downturn in the number of opioid overdose deaths in 2017 and the start of 2018...
Ocean State Job Lot, RIDOH, ACS partner for employee cancer screenings
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot, a leading discount closeout retailer headquartered in Rhode Island with stores throughout New England, New Jersey and...
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