Is Rhode Island ready for the next pandemic? Why you should be optimistic
The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them ...
Measles cases are on the rise in the US. Could it make a comeback in Rhode Island?
Most cases have been in Texas and New Mexico, but could the highly contagious virus spread east and have a greater impact on Rhode Island?
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Hybrid work, ghostly downtowns: How the pandemic changed work in Rhode Island
Health care employers are still trying get back to pre ... according to the latest report from the Rhode Island Department of ...
RI is in dire need of primary care doctors. Could foreign-trained physicians help?
Rhode Island is grappling with a shortage of primary care doctors. A bill seeks to allow foreign-trained doctors to fill the ...
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Five Principles for Advancing Racial, Economic, and Health Justice Through State Climate Policy
Climate change negatively affects all people and sectors of society, but these impacts are not experienced equally. States, ...
Even RI's landlord lawmakers are having a hard time with the lead paint registry. What we found.
Some of the distress calls over the registry are coming from inside the State House, where around two dozen lawmakers are ...
RI Department of Environmental Management prepares for fire season
As the weather warms up fire risk remains top of mind for authorities overseeing Rhode Island's forests. The state's wildland ...
Free PPE available for people at higher risk of bird flu
Bird flu, or the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is widely present in Rhode Island’s wild waterfowl, according to the Department of Environmental Management (DEM).
Colleagues speak out, rally held for deported R.I. doctor who went to funeral of Hezbollah leader
Colleagues of a deported Rhode Island doctor who federal authorities said attended the funeral of a Hezbollah leader said her ...
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Dozens of Rhode Island scientists protest federal funding cuts to science
On Friday, dozens of scientists turned out to the Rhode Island State House to protest large scale cuts to science funding by ...
Rhode Island doctor deported despite having work visa
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Brown Medicine doctor was deported despite having an H-1B visa. Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan Airport on Thursday after returning from a trip to visit her ...