Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders receive state assistance like food stamps and Medicaid. The agency that helps connect them with those benefits …
Kristin Gourlay
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island
Here’s what’s happening in health care in Rhode Island: Opioid + benzos = deadly combo: The FDA announced that it will require strong warnings on…
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Hermine Heads Up Eastern Seaboard
Tropical Storm Hermine is making her way up the Eastern seaboard. But the National Weather Service’s Lenore Correia says don’t expect stormy weather…
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Westerly/Yale New Haven Affiliation Deal Moves Forward; $300M In Investments At Stake
Westerly Hospital and its owner Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in Connecticut may soon be affiliated with an even larger system: Yale New Haven Health…
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Funding Will Boost Overdose Hotline, Data, And First Responders
There’s new federal funding to help Rhode Island fight the opioid addiction and overdose epidemic. The money is going toward better data collection,…
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For Latinos, Diabetes Education Alone May Not Stem An Epidemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates nearly a third of Americans are pre-diabetic. Many more are already diabetic.
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HUD To Adopt CDC Blood Lead Level Guidelines; Could Intervene To Clean Up Contamination Earlier
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency is proposing lowering its threshold for childhood lead poisoning to match recommendations from the Centers…
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New Englanders Mark International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31st
International Overdose Awareness Day is being observed around the globe Wednesday. New Englanders are marking the occasion with several events. At 6 pm,…
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CDC Warns States About Counterfeit Painkillers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning states about an uptick in the availability of counterfeit painkillers. These drugs are…
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island
Here’s what’s happening in health care in Rhode Island, including opposition to a proposed power plant, an Alzheimers study, fewer deer ticks, and…
