![[CREDIT: U.S. Senate] CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told U.S. Sen Jack Reed (D-RI) that facemasks are more effective at preventing COVID-19 infection than a vaccine would be.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CDC-Director-Redfield-COVID-19-Senate-Facemasks-140x140.png)
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) before a key Senate panel that face masks may provide more protection from COVID-19 than […]
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![[CREDIT: CNE] Kent Hospital scored 94 in the 2018 Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) survey.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Kent-Hospital-140x140.jpg)
Kent Earns Top Score in CDC Infant Nutrition Survey
WARWICK, RI — Kent Hospital’s Women’s Care Unit scored 94 in the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) survey, placing […]
Reed: Release Full CDC COVID-19 Reopening Plan
WASHINGTON, DC — The full CDC COVID-19 reopening plan guiding businesses and schools on reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic has been shelved by President Donald J. Trump, and U.S. Senator […]
COVID-19: Third RI Case Reported, Federal Funds Delivered
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s State Health Laboratories have reported a third presumptive positive case of COVID-19, with the national total cases reported from 19 states […]
McNamara: RIDE Should Adopt Remote Learning
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston), chairman of the House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, wants the Department of Education to establish remote learning […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] This image shows the shape of coronaviruses. Spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona, microscopically. In this view, the protein particles E, S, and M, also located on the outer surface of the particle, have all been labeled.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-CDC-Image-140x140.jpg)
RIDOH: Third Italy Trip COVID-19 Case Detected
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reports a third person associated with the Saint Raphael Academy trip to Italy in mid-February, a 20-year-old woman, has tested positive […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML] This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CORVID-19-140x140.jpg)
RI’s First COVID-19 Case Reported
UPDATE – (RIDOH)’s State Health Laboratories have identified a second presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and a separate person has been tested for COVID-19 today. The presumptive […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The new coronavirus has been detected in California, Washington State, Arizona and Illinois. Only five cases had been reported as of Jan. 27, 2019.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Coronavirus-spread-U.S.-CDC-Jan.-28-2019-140x140.png)
RIDOH Girds Against Coronavirus Spread
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is coordinating with state health workers as federal officials monitor a respiratory illness outbreak caused by a new form of coronavirus […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The FDA and CDC warned not to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas, CA on Nov. 22, 2019.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/romaine-recall-ecoli-140x140.jpg)
CDC, FDA: E. Coli Risk For Romaine Lettuce From Salinas, CA
ATLANTA, GA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advise people not to eat romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, […]
Flu Shots: Toll Gate High Hosts Clinic Tuesday Afternoon
WARWICK, RI — While most flu seasons peak between December and February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns outbreaks can happen as early as October, making Tuesday’s flu […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] The CDC and the RI Department of Health advise getting your flu shot as flu season begins this month. Why does sweater weather start flu season? Research indicates it's cold, dry air.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Flu-shot-140x140.png)
Why Sweater Weather Starts Flu Shot Season
WARWICK, RI — If you dig October’s chilly air and low humidity, you share that proclivity with hundreds of millions of influenza viruses sneezed airborne and rubbed on surfaces, making […]
Shanley Bill Allows Tenants to Break Leases Over Secondhand Smoke
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Evan P. Shanley (D-Dist. 24, Warwick) has introduced a bill that would allow tenants of multi-unit buildings to break their lease if landlords don’t remedy secondhand smoke in their apartments.
