Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Raimondo sues over marijuana regulatory power; GA signals it was already...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Superior Court that argues against a provision of the fiscal 2020 budget...
Mass. Department of Health officials confirm state’s first vaping-related death
PROVIDENCE – Mass. Department of Health officials said a Hampshire County woman in her 60s who died from a vaping-associated lung injury is the...
Rhode Island kicks off flu shot campaign
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has kicked off its annual flu vaccination campaign in partnership with a number of community organizations.
Health experts recommend the flu...
RIDOH announces 120-day ban on flavored e-cigarette sales
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced Friday emergency health regulations immediately banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes for 120 days.
During this period,...
To waitlist or not: It’s up to pharmacies
The independent Matt’s Local Pharmacy on East Main Road in Middletown recently had 40 doses of Shingrix, the federal government’s recommended vaccine for the...
Whole Foods recalls Dorset cheese due to listeria concerns
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health is advising residents that Whole Foods Market Inc. has recalled Dorset cheese due to potential listeria monocytogenes...
Nursing homes care more with less
When she started working as a certified nursing assistant 22 years ago, Victoria Mitchell was assigned about eight patients during her morning shifts.
Now, Mitchell...
Slader reelected RISCA chair
ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SLADER, owner of Providence-based design firm Libby Slader Interior Design, was recently reelected as chairman of the Rhode Island State Council on...
R.I. to receive $17M in federal funds for opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $17.1 million in federal funds to combat the opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
First human case of EEE in R.I. since 2010 confirmed
PROVIDENCE – The first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Rhode Island was found in a person over the age of 50 in...