Health
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RIDOH, DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Upper Melville Pond
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to…
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RIDOH Recommends Closing Peabody’s Beach for Swimming
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Peabody's Beach in Middletown for swimming because of high bacteria levels.
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Thomson International Inc. Recalls of Red, Yellow, White, and Sweet Yellow Onions
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Thomson International Inc. is recalling red, yellow, white, and…
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RIDOH Urges Precautions to Prevent Heat-related Illness
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders to protect themselves against the elevated heat indexes…
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RIDOH Licenses State’s First Marijuana Sampling and Testing Laboratory
As a part of the on-going process in Rhode Island to improve medical marijuana product safety and transparency, the Rhode…
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Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Stafford Pond in Tiverton
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising the public…
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RIDOH Recommends Closing Easton’s Beach and Third Beach for Swimming
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Easton’s Beach in Newport and Third Beach in Middletown for swimming…
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Rep. Cortvriend Provides Access to Newport Residents for Behavioral Health Services
State Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-District 72, Portsmouth and Middletown) recently presented Newport Mental Health with a $5,000 state legislative grant…
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Sponsors Call For Passage of RI Law Protecting Birth Control Coverage
The sponsors of legislation to protect access to birth control in Rhode Island railed against Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing…
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FDA Issues Warning About Hand Sanitizer Products
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers not to use hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV because…
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