The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding Rhode Islanders to be mindful of the potential risks associated with traveling to another country for medical care. Rhode Island hospitals have seen an increase in the number of Rhode Islanders who have traveled to other countries for medical procedures and returned with serious, antibiotic-resistant infections […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Interventional physiatrist Alexios Carayannopoulos,D.O., M.P.H., FAAPMR, FAAOE, has been appointed chief of Rhode Island Hospital’s newly created physical medicine and rehabilitation department. An expert in clinical practice and research, Carayannopoulos is nationally known as a leader in both interventional spine and pain medicine. The new department is focused on building upon existing patient programs to provide integrated, […]Load more...
Flu Activity Prompts Healthcare Worker Masking Requirement; Health Department Reminds
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced today that the flu is «widespread» in Rhode Island, triggering the State’s requirement for unvaccinated healthcare workers in hospitals and many other types of healthcare facilities to wear masks during direct patient contact. «The masking requirement helps protect healthcare workers from catching the flu, and helps protect […]Load more...
Follow manufacturer’s instructions and ensure proper ventilation, says The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) Winter is here, and if your electricity goes out due to snow and ice, a generator can keep your power flowing to your home or business. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) (http://www.opei.org) , an international trade association representing small engine, utility […]Load more...
VOA News/Steve Baragona ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA — Mist rises from the ripped-up and muddy earth as moist soil meets chilly morning air. This field deep within in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest looks more like a Game of Thrones battleground than a woodlands restoration project. This is how Chris Barton is bringing forests back to Appalachia’s old strip […]Load more...
Cooking fires increase on Thanksgiving; Millions expected take to highways to visit loved ones PROVIDENCE, RI (November 14, 2018) — Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and millions of people will soon take to the road and kitchen to share the holiday with loved ones. Because Thanksgiving is a peak time for congested travel and home cooking […]Load more...
Durante este invierno, también se necesita coordinadores de campañas de donaciones de sangrepara evitar que estaescasez se prolongue DEDHAM, Mass. (13 de noviembre de 2018) —La Cruz Roja Americana está enfrentando una severa escasez de sangre y necesita urgentemente donaciones de sangre y plaquetaspara evitar retrasos en el cuidado médico que salvan vidas de pacientes. También […]Load more...
Family Service of Rhode Island, CODAC to support children impacted
Photo: From left to right: Erin Albanese, Kate Prendergast, Sen. Jack Reed, Margaret Holland McDuff, and Sarah Kelly-Palmer Credit: Office of Sen. Jack Reed. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (November 7, 2018) — Children and youth who have been financially or emotionally impacted by their parents’ substance use disorder will now have support from a $750,000 federal grant awarded to […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that several varieties of Duncan Hines cake mix are being recalled because of a positive finding of Salmonella in a retail sample of . The positive finding may be connected to a Salmonella outbreak that is currently being investigated by the Center for Disease Control […]Load more...
Today, Celebrate Rhode Island World Diabetes Day with Healthcentric Advisors,
Providence, RI — Diabetes is growing at an epidemic rate in the United States — which is why Healthcentric Advisors in partnership with founder Representative Grace Diaz and many local partners are proud to recognize Rhode Island World Diabetes Day, November 3, 2018. Hosted at the Warwick Mall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the annual […]Load more...