Tag: World Health Organization
Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...
WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...
Kent Hospital earns redesignation as Baby-Friendly facility
WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital was recently redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Birth Facility by Baby-Friendly USA Inc.
The distinction is awarded to facilities that...
Do you agree with President Joe Biden that the COVID-19 pandemic...
In a recent appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” President Joe Biden controversially declared that, “ pandemic is over.”
He also acknowledged in the interview that...
WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020
GENEVA (AP) – The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest...
Butler Hospital’s Marran solves problems to keep community healthy
Business Women Awards 2022
Industry Leader Health Care Services Mary Marran, Butler Hospital
Mary Marran, president of Providence-based Butler Hospital, calls herself a problem-solver by nature.
That...
New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans
BRUSSELS (AP) – The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as nations raced to halt air...
Kent Hospital doctors seek donations for India’s COVID-19 battle
WARWICK – Two Kent County Memorial Hospital doctors are working together to collect medical supplies and other donations for hospitals in India that are...
Wadensten gives helping hand to companies, communities in fight against COVID-19
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021
Manufacturing Champion: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president, VIBCO Inc.
VIBCO Inc. CEO and President Karl Wadensten is a well-known name throughout...
R.I. to be removed from travel advisories in N.Y., N.J., Conn.
PROVIDENCE – Travelers from Rhode Island were removed from travel advisories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the states confirmed to PBN on...
Charting our own course to our detriment
We Americans believe we are exceptional. The notion is bred into our psychic DNA. The history textbooks that have passed the scrutiny of local...