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
Rhode Island – The Care New England Health System Board of Directors today announces a restructuring at Memorial Hospital in response to the shifting national health care industry’s focus from inpatient hospital care to outpatient preventative and primary care. Memorial, which affiliated with Care New England in 2013, has operated for more than a century […]readmore
Children’s Cabinet Members to Outline Services for Children, Youth and Families Funded Through Raimondo’s FY17 Budget Proposal PROVIDENCE, R.I. (February 26, 2016) – The members of Governor Gina M. Raimondo’s Children’s Cabinet will outline the programs and services for children, youth and families supported in Raimondo’s FY17 budget proposal. Directors will discuss proposed agency appropriations […]readmore
Associated Press WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is moving ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people’s genes, environment and lifestyle. As part of the Precision Medicine Initiative, the National Institutes of Health plans to be gathering data from at least 1 million volunteers by 2019, work that […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it is investigating 14 new reports of Zika virus infection in the United States, all suspected to be sexually transmitted. The Atlanta-based CDC made the announcement Tuesday and said all of the 14 cases are women whose only known risk factor is sexual […]readmore
Jessica Berman Stroke is a brain attack caused either by a broken blood vessel that results in bleeding in the brain or, more commonly, a blockage by a blood clot or plaque. The blockage interrupts the flow of oxygen, and brain tissue dies. Stroke was the second-leading global cause of death behind heart disease in […]readmore
Sebastian Mohfu HARARE, ZIMBABWE—Scientists in Africa say they are a step closer to prevention of HIV transmission. Researchers have been studying a vaginal ring containing an antiretroviral drug called dapivirine. Their findings show the dapivirine ring, inserted into a woman’s genital tract and used for a month at a time, reduced the risk of HIV […]readmore
VOA News A British nurse who was twice treated successfully for Ebola was again hospitalized Tuesday, according to health officials. Pauline Cafferkey, who volunteered in 2014 to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, was initially admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, according to a statement. Cafferkey, however, was being transferred to London’s Royal Free […]readmore
VOA News The World Health Organization says it will need some $56 million to implement its strategic response designed to contain the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in newborns. The WHO said Wednesday that its strategy focuses on mobilizing and coordinating partners, experts, and resources to help countries enhance surveillance of […]readmore