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In the news… Leaving the pandemic phase, National, local news updates, passings – April 28, 2022
By Nancy Thomas |
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL COVID Update from Dr. Jha: Paxlovid will be widely available in US very soon, and it will ...
A talk with Kristin Sousa, new director of the RI Medicaid office – Richard Asinof
By Richard Asinof |
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photon courtesy of RI EOHHS, Kristin Sousa, director of the R.I. Medicaid office. Kristin Sousa, the ...
May is Mental Health Month – RI Kickoff, events, awards
By RINewsToday |
Mental Health America’s 2021 report identifies that 50,000 Rhode Islanders, 27.9% of adults experiencing mental illness, reported they were not ...
Controversial move by CMS limits coverage for new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss |
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Earlier this month, amid the pleas of the Alzheimer’s Association, the National ...
WHO recommends Paxlovid for treating COVID-19 worldwide. Pfizer must increase its availability.
By RINewsToday |
WHO recommends highly successful COVID-19 therapy and calls for wide geographical distribution and transparency from originator Today, WHO made a ...
Westerly & Connecticut area families to benefit by hospitals’ diaper collections
By RINewsToday |
Yale New Haven Health distributing diapers to community organizations Throughout the month of March, employees at Yale New Haven Health hospitals – ...
COVID Recovery – Michael Morse
By Michael Morse |
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Easter Sunday, noon. In bed. COVID positive. Fever. Exhausted. Same day, a few hours later, ...
Free children’s dental event at CCRI, Lincoln highlights free services for children and adults
By RINewsToday |
This Saturday, April 23rd, between 9am and 1pm, children will be treated at CCRI's Dental Hygiene Program for FREE Dental ...
Do the rest of us all live off Hope? – Richard Asinof
By Richard Asinof |
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI The plans to resurrect the vacant office edifice known as the “Superman” building in downtown Providence ...
New efforts on Smith Hill to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss |
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues On March 8th, a press conference on Smith Hill put the legislative ...