WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined other Senate Democrats in writing to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, urging them to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency funding legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. In the letter, the Senators note that […]readmore
RI – AOSM will also be providing high school injury and post-game injury clinics at Memorial Hospital. The injury clinics are designed to accommodate those athletes injured in competitive play. They are committed to offering state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment with or without previous appointment. Monday clinics are from 3 to 5 pm and Saturday clinics […]readmore
El gobernador de Florida, Rick Scott comparte con la Voz de América una serie de recomendaciones para evitar la propagación del virus. Este jueves se realizó la primera fumigación aérea en la zona de incidencia de contagio de Zika en Miami. La operación coincidió con la visita del gobernador de Florida al área, Rick Scott […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – Memorial Hospital experts and the Paw Sox have teamed up to offer a healthy dose of prevention and education this summer. Doctors, nurses, laboratory technologists and staff members will provide a free Wellness Night on August 24, 2016 at McCoy Stadium, One Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, before and during the PawSox game. This […]readmore
CODAC, The Providence Center join forces to address opioid abuse Recovery community, law enforcement laud Whitehouse legislation to stem public health crisis Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined with leaders from Rhode Island’s recovery community and law enforcement for a soft opening of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new facility co-located within The Providence […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island will receive $200,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enhance efforts to rapidly detect microcephaly and other adverse birth outcomes caused by Zika virus infection. The funding will be […]readmore
VOA News Officials in Florida are asking the federal government for help combating the outbreak of Zika after identifying 10 new cases of the disease over the weekend in a 2.5-square-kilometer neighborhood near the state’s southern tip. Federal aid Governor Rick Scott took the step after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control warned pregnant women […]readmore
Providence, RI – On Wednesday, August 3, at 10 a.m., Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will join with leaders from Rhode Island’s recovery community and law enforcement for a soft opening of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s new facility co-located within The Providence Center on North Main Street. CODAC and The Providence Center have joined forces to provide complementary […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced 176 mosquito samples from 37 traps set on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 have tested negative for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Personal protection is the first line of defense against mosquitoes that may carry WNV, EEE, or other […]readmore
Lisa Schlein GENEVA—The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns that 77 million babies deprived of mother’s milk within the first crucial hours after birth are at great risk of dying within a month. To mark World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 to 7), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are calling for newborns to be […]readmore