CRANSTON (March 14, 2019) —A new study in Rhode Island is taking a novel approach to dealing with the opioid crisis that could eventually be replicated across the country. Through a $1.6 million grant awarded to Rhode Island Hospital from the National Institutes of Health, pharmacies will take a bigger role in offering addiction treatment […]Load more...
Recall Summary Name of Product: Kitchen & Table 5.5 qt. Sauté Pan with glass lid Hazard: The glass lid can crack or shatter during normal use, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled sauté pans with glass lid and return them to H‑E‑B for a full refund. Consumer Contact: H-E-B toll-free at […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that the Hometown Food Company is recalling two lot codes of its five-pound bags of Pillsbury Unbleached All-Purpose Flour because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Roughly 12,245 cases of impacted products were distributed through retailers and distributors nationwide. Only ‘Best If Used By Dates’ […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (March 7, 2019) —Due to the growing number of people seeking treatment services for substance use disorder, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare has expanded its operations by opening a new location at 600 Pawtucket Ave., Pawtucket. More than 220 patients will begin receiving care at the new location on Monday, March 11, but that number […]Load more...
Lifespan affiliate awarded $1.6M to help curb national opioid epidemic; will partner with pharmacy chain Genoa, treatment provider CODAC, URI, state health agencies PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Hospital has been awarded $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care at pharmacies to people with […]Load more...
Report released as Rhode Island remains on downward overdose trend New Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) data indicate that more than a third of the opioid overdose calls to which Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded in Rhode Island in 2018 occurred in public places. Public health leaders are again urging all Rhode Islanders who […]Load more...
Today we released a very important statement outlining actions NIH is taking to become part of the solution to address sexual harassment in science. I am including the full text of the statement below, as it speaks for itself. For additional information please visit our NIH Anti-Sexual Harassment: for NIH Awardee Organizations and Those Who Work There webpage. As the […]Load more...
Volunteer, give blood, learning lifesaving skills or donate to #help1family on American Red Cross Giving Day PROVIDENCE, R.I.– March 7, 2019 — March is Red Cross Month, and the American Red Cross Rhode Island asks people to be a hero for families in Rhode Island by becoming a volunteer, learning lifesaving skills, giving blood or donating to […]Load more...
Providence, RI – The House of Representatives is poised to make history by voting on the Reproductive Privacy Act (H 5125A) on the House Floor today. This a monumental moment in Rhode Island. The last time a vote on a bill to codify Roe v. Wade happened in Rhode Island was 1993 when it passed […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01) hosted the subcommittee’s hearing today to investigate the harmful effects of consolidation and anticompetitive behavior in the health care market. The following is footage and a transcript of Chairman Cicilline’s opening remarks: Chairman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) House Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee Hearing: Diagnosing […]Load more...
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