FILE – A doctor uses a smartphone to take a photo of a child with facial deformity before surgery at the Vietnam Cuba hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. VOA News- Lisa Schlein GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidelines on digital health intervention. The U.N. agency said governments can improve the […]readmore
NEWPORT, R.I.– Newport Hospital has appointed Jeffrey Gaines, M.D., a veteran of the hospital’s emergency department, to serve as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer, effective July 1. Hospital President Crista F. Durand announced on Tuesday, April 16 that Gaines will succeed Thomas M. McGue, M.D., who served as the chief medical […]readmore
VOA NEWS-Faiza Elmasry WASHINGTON — After a long day at school, 10-year-old Andrea Nichelson likes to play tennis. She’s been doing this for five years now, and she loves it. “What I like most about tennis is the game. It really gets my attention than anything I do. It brings up the fire in me,” she […]readmore
Bill adds stronger protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement today after voting to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation that improves services available to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking . It passed the House of Representatives by […]readmore
Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults The U.S. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving young people. The FDA and poison control centers receive voluntary adverse experience reports about tobacco products. After examining reports between 2010 and early 2019, […]readmore
Legislation would authorize $200 million over the next five years for the Lifespan Respite Care Program WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today introduced the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill that would authorize $200 million in funding over the next five years to continue building coordinated […]readmore
Local events are part of national effort to install 100,000 alarms in 2 weeks PROVIDENCE, RI., April 2, 2019—The American Red Cross in Rhode Island seeks volunteers to help install 100,000 FREE smoke alarms during a two-week push of Sound the Alarm home fire safety events next month. People can register now at SoundTheAlarm.org/RhodeIsland to volunteer at home fire […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — In its efforts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Trump Administration has now gone a major step further in asking the courts to throw out the entire law, which includes critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a strong supporter of the ACA, today warned that […]readmore
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after it was reported that the Justice Department issued a new filing in lawsuit challenging the individual mandate that calls on courts to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act: “Donald Trump and Republicans are obsessed with taking health care away from millions of Americans. For nearly […]readmore
VOA NEWS- Anita Powell RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Twenty-six-year-old Precious, as she has asked us to call her to protect her identity, is 16 weeks pregnant. And so is her best friend, also by Precious’ boyfriend. That event turned her life upside down and brought her to the difficult decision to seek an abortion. She lives […]readmore