At the National Governors Association meeting this week, health care is a major topic of discussion among state leaders. The NGA’s summer meeting…
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RI’s First Line Of Defense Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is now conducting its weekly tests for mosquito-borne diseases. The updates begin every first of…
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RI Attorney General Joins Nationwide Probe Of Prescription Opioid Marketing
State Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is the latest to join a bipartisan investigation into pharmaceutical companies’ marketing tactics of prescription…
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Debate Continues Over Expedited Hospital Merger Proposal
A state Senate bill aiming to streamline the merger and acquisition process for nonprofit hospitals is scheduled for a vote in the Health and Human…
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New Study Prompts Change To Northeast Region Heat Advisory Policy
A new heat advisory policy for the northeast will take effect this summer thanks to a study published today that looks at the relationship between heat…
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In RI, Premature Births Are Below The National Average
The Ocean State is being honored by March of Dimes Monday for its work in reducing premature births. Preterm births have dropped by 10 percent between…
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RI Participating In Annual Prescription Drug Take- Back Day
Rhode Island communities are taking expired or unused prescription medication for the fifth year in a row through a partnership between the U.S. Drug…
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Trump Nominates RI Psychiatrist To Help Lead Agency She Criticized
Rhode Island’s chief medical officer in the behavioral health department, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, has been nominated by President Donald Trump for a…
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Lifespan CEO Babineau Questions Care New England-Boston Health Care Merger
In a letter to doctors, Lifespan CEO Dr. Timothy J. Babineau has criticized the proposed merger of Boston-based Partner HealthCare and Lifespan’s chief…
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New RI Opioid Prescription Regulations Are Now In Effect
Updated opioid prescription regulations are in effect now as part of a statewide effort to cut overdose deaths by one- third over the next three years.
