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A person is getting a blood test in a doctor's office.

May 25 2022

Lifespan’s Coastal Medical labs struggle to stay open with staffing issues

Want a job? Be a phlebotomist! That’s the message coming out loud and clear from two of the state’s medical ...
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May 24 2022

Changing the dynamics around public safety, mental health – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Mayor Jorge Elorza signs a proclamation in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month at the ...
RINewsToday

May 24 2022

COVID numbers up – masks back for at least 3 local school districts, other cautions urged

CDC Updates COVID-19 Community Levels for Rhode Island Counties - RIDOH continues to promote “7 Tools for Protection Against COVID-19” ...
A little girl walking down a dirt path with a hat on.

May 24 2022

3 small-dose COVID vaccine for children 6 mos-5 yrs from Pfizer/BioNTech

Pfizer and BioNTech today announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating a third ...
Center for weight and wellness.

May 22 2022

Top Story of the Week: Lifespan closes popular weight and wellness center, disrupting care of hundreds

UPDATED: Lifespan to close its Centers for Weight & Wellness. Patients react. May 18, 2022/RINewsToday This story has been updated, ...
A baby is playing with toys in a living room.

May 19 2022

Guidance for Baby Formula Shortage in Rhode Island

Breaking: Last night, Pressident Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production and imports to US. He ...
A black and white photo of the center for weight and wellness.

May 18 2022

UPDATED: Lifespan to close its Centers for Weight & Wellness. Patients react.

This story has been updated, see below The Center for Weight Loss and Wellness at Lifespan’s Miriam Hospital location is ...
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May 17 2022

COVID symptoms different in older patients – Richard Asinof

New research points to the need for better, improved testing There remains so much to learn, from a medical research ...
RINewsToday

May 17 2022

Pawtucket and BV Community Health Care set school COVID vaccinations, ages 5+

The City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket School Department, and Blackstone Valley Community Health Care are partnering to provide COVID-19 vaccination opportunities ...
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May 14 2022

COVID again. In Rhode Island. Really. – Michael Fine

by Dr. Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright © 2022 Michael Fine  It’s back. I didn’t think we’d see another surge before ...