[CREDIT: Professor Shelly Miller, U. Colorado] A still from a video showing the use of masks against close-contact spread of respiratory disease, including COVID-19.

Kent Hospital Masks Up Today For Everyone

By: Rob Borkowski on January 29, 2025 in News to You, Business, COVID-19, Election 2020, Sponsored Content

WARWICK, RI — Kent Hospital masks for staff, patients and visitors is required starting today, in response to unspecified respiratory illness spikes. “Universal masking (masking of healthcare workers, patients, and […]

[CREDIT: RIDOH] A chart comparing the number of RSV cases per week year to year.

RSV, Respiratory Illnesses, Spike, Straining Hospitals

By: Rob Borkowski on November 17, 2022 in News to You

WARWICK, RI — An unusually severe Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season has taxed the state’s pediatric hospital bed capacity as children who successfully skirted respiratory infections during the pandemic find […]