Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Report: R.I. teen immunization rates among highest in the nation
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s immunization rates for teenagers are among the highest in the nation, the R.I. Department of Health announced Friday.
A report conducted...
Fatima Hospital pension woes were looming in 2014
When the $86.8 million pension plan that covers current and former employees of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital filed for receivership last month, public...
Federal grants help reduce Rhode Island beach closures
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health was awarded a $203,500 grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its coastal beach-monitoring program, ecoRI...
Whitehouse warns hospital consolidation could hurt innovation, economy
PROVIDENCE – As U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse spoke to Lifespan researchers celebrating a $10 million stem cell biology research grant Aug. 29, he warned...
R.I. reduces required instruction hours for hairdressers, cosmetologists
Prospective hairdressers and cosmetologists applying for a Rhode Island hairdresser/cosmetician license may have it a little easier thanks to a bill signed into law...
Neighborhoods pushing back against Suboxone clinic expansions
Rhode Island has about 300 medical professionals who are trained and licensed to prescribe Suboxone, a drug that helps people who are addicted to...
Commonwealth House: Assisted living that feels like home
Graham and Mandi Willoughby, owners of Commonwealth House in Warwick, Rhode Island’s smallest assisted-living facility, tout personalized, small-scale care.
The facility is located within a...
Brown, RIDOH testing new PFAS health advisory threshold at 38 R.I....
PROVIDENCE – Since the Environmental Protection Agency has lowered the health advisory threshold for two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, Brown University and...
Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant enables RIPIN to expand services
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Parent Information Network will expand its education services to offer chronic disease self-support and balance classes to 360 older...
Changes are needed to recruit and retain physicians in Rhode Island,...
Inconsistent data about Rhode Island’s health care system could give anyone a headache.
The Commonwealth Fund’s 2017 Scorecard on State Health System Performances found that...
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