Archive for April 2020
RI Weather Today, April 7, 2020
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Feels like winning the lottery, two nice days in a row! High pressure remains in control of our weather situation, holding at bay the next batch of rain well to our west. We’ll have plenty of sunshine spoiled only slightly by some mid and high level stratocumulus during the day, but…
Read MoreNew Women’s Leadership Online Forum Features Two National Speakers
Rhode Island Women for Freedom & Prosperity, the voice of pro-liberty women in the Ocean State, today announced that it will hold its first women’s forum, an online event, on Saturday morning April 25. With the theme, “women are America’s greatest natural resource,” the virtual event will feature two high-profile motivational and training speakers. “I…
Read MoreTelemedicine goes from novelty to mainstream – no going back
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer An innovative texting digital platform built and deployed by Healthcentric Advisors is pushing telehealth to the forefront in responding to care needs during the coronavirus pandemic The move to telemedicine and telehealth, already a growing trend in health care, has received an enormous push forward as a result…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update Today – April 7, 2020
(Moment of joy, today – watch the Cardi Brothers read the Cat in the Hat, below…) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Georgia signs stay at home policy – then opens the beaches, and hotels can stay open – much to the city’s leadership’s opposition Long Beach, CA is considering using the Queen Mary as some type of…
Read MoreFishing in the time of Coronavirus: On, then off, then on again…
Over 100,000 Rhode Islanders were angling up for the start of Trout Season, set for this coming Saturday, April 11th. But then coronavirus called the whole thing off. Both announcements were made on the RI DEM’s Fish and Wildlife Facebook page. But Rhode Island has over 100,000 anglers who were very disappointed to hear this…
Read MoreCVS Health opening rapid COVID-19 drive-through testing in Rhode Island
Use of the Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test will provide on-the-spot test results – between 2 and 30 minutes. To help support local communities and the overall health care system in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, CVS Health joined forces with federal and state officials to announce the opening of rapid COVID-19 drive-through testing sites in…
Read MoreDesperate times & innovative treatments – Convalescent Plasma for Coronavirus
Photo: Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami, was the first coronavirus survivor to become a plastma donor – his plasma was given to a patient near death – who is still alive and all are tracking his progress. The FDA has given investigational approval for the use of Convalescent Plasma as an emergency treatment…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, April 6, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL US Surgeon General says this week “will be our 9-11 moment – the hardest moments for many Americans in their entire lives”. NEW: Veterinarians say stay away from animals if you are sick A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus and six other big…
Read MoreOur Year of Magical Thinking
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” – Joan Didion In her award-winning book, “The Year of Magical Thinking” author Joan Didion analyzes and replays the heart wrenching scenes following the death of her husband, author, John…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Monday 4/6/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The Sun will figure prominently in this forecast, having been social distancing itself during these last days. We’ll wake to a still chilly morning low temp in the upper 30’s, but quickly lift into the low to mid 60’s as whatever lingering cloud cover from the previous frontal…
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