CRANSTON, R.I. – Several members of Governor Raimondo’s Health Cabinet along with the First Gentleman traveled to Woonsocket to highlight investments designed to build healthier communities and expand access to high-quality, affordable services in northern Rhode Island. The day’s schedule included a community event showcasing progress by the Woonsocket Health Equity Zone (HEZ) during its […]readmore
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a new interactive map to increase understanding of geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries. The Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool identifies disparities in health outcomes, utilization, and spending by race and ethnicity and geographic location. Understanding geographic differences in […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – (March 15, 2016) – Newly released results from a recent poll of Providence residents shows very strong support for state and local policies centered on healthy food access and physical activity. Nearly all voters say that healthy food options are important to have at local childcare programs (97%), hospitals (96%), […]readmore
Jessica Berman Researchers are on the cusp of a commercially available vaccine to prevent dengue fever, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that threatens half of the world’s population. In addition, a vaccine against the Zika virus, a close relative of dengue, will most likely enter clinical trials this year. The dengue virus infects an […]readmore
Rhode Island – Dr Erika Werner is a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist helping pregnant women retain healthy weight in pregnancy and Dr Ken Chen is Director of obstetrical medicine at Women and infants and they both are staffing this Nutrition in Pregnancy Clinic. How do I limit how much weight I gain in pregnancy?readmore
Rhode Island – Jeannine Giovanni, MD is the director of bariatric surgery for Care New England. She is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training in bariatric surgery. She did her surgery training at Boston Medical Center and completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. She has been practicing […]readmore
Kevin Enochs Congenital cataracts are estimated to be responsible for between 5 and 20 percent of all cases of blindness in children worldwide. Now scientists and doctors have discovered a new technique that not only removes the cataracts, but also stimulates a child’s own stem cells to regrow a functioning lens, restoring vision more completely […]readmore
Lisa Schlein GENEVA—International scientists and experts meeting at the World Health Organization agree on the urgency of developing vaccines and diagnostic tools to combat the Zika virus, which is being linked to microcephaly, a brain disorder in newborn babies.The three-day consultation is the first time experts in the fields of virology, immunology and related fields […]readmore
Jessica Berman A new strategy to prevent malaria, a disease that puts newborns at risk of death, offers hope that expectant mothers in malaria-endemic countries in Africa will be able to deliver healthy babies. The risk of pregnant women becoming infected with malaria is very high in developing African countries. Researchers say 60 percent of […]readmore
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 surgical masks. «The masking requirement is critical in protecting healthcare workers from catching the flu, and also in protecting […]readmore