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Obesity is impairing Rhode Island youth – Ocean State Stories
By RINewsToday |
This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by ...
GriefSPEAK: The depth of a widow’s grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Dias |
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD. contributing writer "A widows peak was known as a sign that a woman would be ...
Pew Research Center: Americans maintain belief that childhood vaccines have positive value
By RINewsToday |
Fewer than half in U.S. rate COVID-19 vaccines as having high health benefits, low risk of side effects Americans remain ...
Combating loneliness and isolation in nursing facilities – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss |
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost four months ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 81-page ...
Health advocacy groups oppose groups against drug price negotiations – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss |
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As supporters of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) celebrate the one-year ...
GriefSPEAK: We must be our own best advocate. Our lives can depend on it. – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Dias |
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer on grief and grieving It all began with pain in my knee. I was ...
RI woman in Washington County died from Powassan, a rare Tick-Borne virus
By RINewsToday |
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected ...
The Harriet Ballou Charitable Foundation launches in Rhode Island
By RINewsToday |
Organizations urged to apply for cash grants The Harriet Ballou Charitable Foundation (HBCF), located at 15 Cowesett Road in Warwick, ...
Wake up call on spiraling brand-name drug prices – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss |
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues A new pharmaceutical drug price report that is both timely and overdue ...
AG Neronha files objection to proposed health insurance rate increases impacting 166,000
By RINewsToday |
Attorney General Neronha objects to proposed increases to 2024 statewide healthcare insurance rates Proposed increase would affect more than 166,000 ...