Gov. Gina Raimondo asked a group of health care experts and stakeholders to come up with a plan to keep health care spending in check. She asked them to…
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First Look: Survey Says RI Lacks Primary Care, Mental Health Providers
Rhode Island may not have enough primary care doctors to meet the need. That’s one conclusion from a major survey of the state’s health care inventory….
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Care New England Enters Exclusive Talks With Southcoast Health System
Care New England has entered exclusive talks with Southcoast Health System, a southeastern Massachusetts chain of community hospitals, about a possible…
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Drug Overdose And Prevention Task Force Delivers Recommendations To Governor
The group tasked with developing strategies to combat drug overdoses and deaths, is set to deliver recommendations to the Governor. The panel was…
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Health Dept. To Staff Overdose Prevention Team
Rhode Island’s health department is looking for help encouraging doctors to use a database that monitors prescription drugs. The department is adding…
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Mattiello Will Oppose Reversing HPV Vaccine Requirement
An advocacy group opposing the new HPV vaccine requirement for seventh graders is raising money to bring the fight to the state capital. Their efforts…
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Health Dept. Resumes Weekly Overdose Updates
Rhode Island’s department of health will once again release weekly statistics on accidental drug overdose deaths – instead of monthly. The department…
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Task Force Begins Work To Curb Overdoses
Governor Gina Raimondo’s overdose prevention task force convenes its first meeting Wednesday. The group has been asked to develop a statewide plan to…
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HPV Vaccine Mandate Draws Protests; Health Dept. Continues Public Meetings
Protestors are asking the state health department to abolish the requirement that all seventh graders receive the HPV vaccine, which can prevent…
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Heat At Temperatures Well Below Extreme Affects Health
Researchers are warning residents to drink plenty of water and keep to the shade on hot summer days like today. A study from Brown University and the…
