The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them ...

The Rhode Island health department has rolled out a new online mapping tool that allows residents to check if they have lead service lines.

"This rental registry is the first of its kind in Rhode Island," Department of Health spokesman Joseph Wendelken wrote about ...

Rhode Island is grappling with a shortage of primary care doctors. A bill seeks to allow foreign-trained doctors to fill the ...

Here's what to know about the risk in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Department of Health announced in January that a case of measles was identified in the state, the first since 2013. Officials ...

For much of its history, Rhode Island was a leader in manufacturing. Now the state is switching careers and investing heavily ...

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?

A “Back to the Future” themed conference Wednesday welcomed community leaders, students, and educators from across Rhode ...

To the Editor, The clock is ticking for Rhode Island. In February, the FDA cancelled its annual meeting to pick which flu strains should go into next winter’s flu shot. The virus changes ...

An infectious diseases doctor who teaches at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Chan was part of the team with the Rhode Island Department of Health responding to the pandemic.