Governor Dan McKee and the leadership of the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today a 7.3% decrease in overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 2023, the first decrease seen in the state in four years. In 2023, 404 people lost their lives to accidental overdoses in Rhode Island, compared to 436...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Deep Spring Lake in Roger William's Park (in Providence) due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Polo Lake, Elm Lake, and Cunliff Lake at Roger Williams Park in Providence and with Upper Melville Pond in Portsmouth due to blue-green algae (...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Prophet Premium Blends is recalling Diamond Shruumz Infused Cones, Chocolate Bars, and Gummies (Micro- and Mega/Extreme-Dose), because these products contain Muscimol, a chemical found in mushrooms of the genus Amanita....
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Slacks Reservoir Little Beach in Greenville. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is issuing a reminder about important steps people should take to stay healthy and safe during the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June through November.
Hurricanes can cause illness, injury, damage to houses and buildings, and...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Totally Cool, Inc., is recalling multiple brands of ice cream products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products include items sold under the brand names Friendly'...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)'s Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) program recently awarded mini-grants to three organizations through the program's Rhode Island Streets Transformation Project. The grants will support projects that showcase the benefits of community design...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Snapchill LLC is recalling all canned coffee products manufactured by the company, within expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of botulinum toxin.
The products are sold...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing today its approval with conditions of a Hospital Conversion Act (HCA) application for the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. The decision contains several stringent conditions intended to ensure the...
