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Rhode Island a National Leader in Lung Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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December 4, 2024
Data recently released by the American Lung Association indicate that Rhode Island has emerged as a national leader in screening, early diagnosis, and treatment for lung cancer, a leading cause of cancer deaths. The American Lung Association's...
American Shared Hospital Services Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 15, 2025
Reports 17% Year over Year First Quarter Revenue Growth Conference Call Scheduled for 12:00 PM ET Today SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE American: AMS) (the "Company"), a leading provider of...
AdCare Rhode Island Welcomes Community to Free Educational Event on the Use of Medications to Treat Addiction
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 21, 2025
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to Rhode Island’s ongoing addiction and overdose crisis, AdCare Rhode Island, a leading provider of substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment in New England, will be...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Several Bodies of Water
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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August 27, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend avoiding contact with the following bodies of water due to confirmed cyanobacteria blooms: - Smith and Sayles Reservoir in...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Several Bodies of Water
Rhode Island Government
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August 27, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend avoiding contact with the following bodies of water due to confirmed cyanobacteria blooms: - Smith and Sayles Reservoir in...
Blackstone Valley Prep in Rhode Island to Celebrate Deployment of 24 Brand New Electric School Buses at Ribbon Cutting
EIN Presswire
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January 28, 2025
CUMBERLAND, RI, UNITED STATES, January 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) and Durham School Services will officially unveil their twenty-four new electric school buses at a ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, January...
Measles Case Identified in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Government
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January 18, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, January 18 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Rhode Island. This was a case in a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of...
Attorney General Aaron Ford Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research
Nevada Attorney General
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May 12, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the...
Measles Case Identified in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Government
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January 18, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Rhode Island. This was a case in a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel. This child was...
Measles Case Identified in Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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January 18, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Rhode Island. This was a case in a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel. This child was...
Governor McKee, RIDOH Recognize Health Professional Loan Repayment Awardees and Donors
Rhode Island Government
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April 30, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, April 30 - Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Board of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program proudly recognized the 2024 cohort of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program...
RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Areas at King Park Beach and Fort Adams Beach
Rhode Island Government
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August 24, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, August 24 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming areas at King Park Beach and Fort Adams Beach in Newport for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will...
Governor McKee, RIDOH Recognize Health Professional Loan Repayment Awardees and Donors
Rhode Island Government
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April 30, 2025
Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Board of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program proudly recognized the 2024 cohort of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program recipients at a State House...
Governor McKee, RIDOH Recognize Health Professional Loan Repayment Awardees and Donors
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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April 30, 2025
Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Board of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program proudly recognized the 2024 cohort of the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program recipients at a State House...
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 400 from September; October Unemployment Rate Remained at 4.6 Percent
Department of Labor and Training Rhode Island
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November 14, 2024
Published on Thursday, November 14, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 400 in October as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 9,000 from October 2023, and the...
Trump’s Energy Emergency Leaves Oregon Communities in Dark About Risks to Their Health, Homes and Environment
Oregon Department of Justice
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May 9, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed suit today alongside 14 other states to challenge the president’s “energy emergency,” declared to line the pockets of Big Oil by handing out free passes to pollute our environment. On Inauguration Day, President...
Attorney General James Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Dangerous Dismantling of Health and Human Services Department
New York Attorney General
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May 5, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unconstitutional dismantling of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Attorney General Platkin Sues to Stop Trump Administration’s Unlawful Dismantling of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
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May 5, 2025
Read Complaint TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined 19 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump...
Washington joins states suing to stop dismantling federal Health and Human Services
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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May 5, 2025
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump administration officials to stop the...
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues to Stop Dismantling of Health and Human Services
Oregon Department of Justice
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May 5, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined 19 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other Trump administration officials to stop the...