The Zika virus, which U.S. health officials have determined threaten fetal brain development, also could pose risks to adult brains – and not just those of infected pregnant women. New research, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell on Thursday, suggests the virus may damage cells that affect adults’ memory and learning. In experiments with […]Load more...
Who remembers the Mayan Calendar that ended in 2012, and how it was supposed to presage the end of the world? That was funny, Hollywood made a movie about it. Needless to say we’re still here. What was arguably lost in all of the sad speculation and fear-mongering of the end-of-the-world crowd was the sheer […]Load more...
As the Zika virus spreads through the Americas and into the United States, there’s been a scramble to develop a vaccine against it. Some of those vaccines are now entering clinical trials. Omar Kahn, a chemical engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hopes his customizable vaccine will soon follow. The vaccine uses messenger RNA, a […]Load more...
VOA News Two cases of the Zika virus have been identified in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular tourist spots, U.S. media reported Thursday. The mosquito-borne virus, first detected in Brazil last year, is relatively mild in most cases. However, pregnant women who are infected with Zika risk giving birth to babies with […]Load more...
Rhode Island now has two accredited public health entities—the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Brown University School of Public Health—which have launched a new academic partnership aimed at building healthy communities and creating a hub of public health research and innovation in Rhode Island. This alliance makes RIDOH an “academic health department”, […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – American Lung Association of the Northeast will host its first-ever Stadium Step Up event at historic Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island this Saturday, August 20 from 10am-12pm. Stadium Step Up, one of several stair climbing training opportunities led by the American Lung Association, will give participants the opportunity to test their […]Load more...
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Providence, RI – The Rhode Island Health Center Association (RIHCA) and Rhode Island’s community health centers will mark National Health Center Week 2016 with a Celebration of Community Health Centers: Innovators in Community Health. The event is part of a week long campaign (August 7-13) to celebrate the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers […]Load more...
New Treatments Available that Can Cure the Infection Rhode Island has seen a significant increase in hepatitis C virus-related hospitalizations and deaths in the last decade, underscoring the importance of diagnosis and treatment, according to a new report released today by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – August 11, 2016 – Rhode Island is making progress when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island […]Load more...
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