RI Department of Health officials say people shouldn't drink water or eat fish from the pond. Avoid fishing, boating, and kayaking.
Centers for Disease Control data shows 188 cases in 27 jurisdictions, with seven states reporting their first measles cases of 2024 in July.
State officials say the contamination could be linked to a multi-state outbreak that left two people dead and sickened nearly three dozen.
The recall includes poblano, bagged green beans, salad cucumbers, organic bell peppers, organic cucumbers, organic yellow squashes, more.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Botulism, a potentially fatal food poisoning, can cause general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble speaking or swallowing.
New EPA data showed more than a dozen water systems in Rhode Island showed higher levels of PFAS in drinking water than its proposed limit.
State health officials say a park patron discovered the bat last near the park's carousel and Japanese Garden.
In Rhode Island, 421 people died of overdose deaths in 2023, compared to 454 in 2022.
Officials said the commercial milk supply is pasteurized and believed safe but advised caution for those who drink raw, unpasteurized milk.
The contaminated basil was sold at Trader Joe’s stores in several states, including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
State health officials say the ice cream bars were distributed at retail locations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
In general, the County Health Rankings and Roadmap report shows Providence County residents live shorter lives than most people in RI.
The lead-contaminated ground cinnamon was sold at popular stores, including Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, the RI Department of Health says.
Nationwide, about 488 people a day died due to excessive alcohol consumption during 2020-21, the CDC says.
The CDC reportedly plans to ease its five-day isolation guidance for people who test positive for COVID-19. Here’s what to know in RI.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, elderly people, and those with weak immune systems.
Health officials say they aren’t clear why syphilis cases rose by 9 percent while gonorrhea cases were down by the same percentage.
A new report estimates about 611,000 Americans will die from cancer this year, and about 2 million will receive a cancer diagnosis.
Rhode Island state health officials say the recall was the recall due to salmonella and listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The infant formulas were recalled over potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination, the Rhode Island Department of Health says.
The pond is now safe again for fishing, boating and kayaking, state officials said.
Eight people have died from salmonella-tainted cantaloupe, health officials in the U.S. and Canada say. Over 100 have been hospitalized.
A listeria outbreak linked to three fruits were sold at stores nationwide, including in Rhode Island
So far this fall, the CDC estimates at least 780,000 flu illnesses, at least 8,000 hospitalizations and at least 490 flu-related deaths.
More than 7 in 10 U.S. adults 20 and older are either overweight or obese, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
The CDC didn't say why childhood vaccine exemptions are up; some experts think the pandemic-era politicization of medicine may be a reason.
U.S. News & World Report rated more than 15,000 nursing homes in its annual report. Here’s how it rated Rhode Island’s nursing homes.
Mid America Pet Food issued the recall and pulled four of its brands of pet food from shelves.
RI Department of Health officials say people shouldn't drink water or eat fish from the reservoir. Avoid fishing, boating, and kayaking.
Increases in RSV and flu cases that packed pediatric emergency rooms last year may partially, but not entirely explain the U.S. increase.
The lead-exposed fruit purée pouches were sold at several retailers in Rhode Island, including Sam's Club and Dollar Tree.
RI Department of Health officials say people shouldn't drink water or eat fish from the ponds. Avoid fishing, boating, and kayaking.
Gov. Dan McKee says Rhode Island fielded 6,285 calls from the 988 number from July 2022 through June 2023, a 58 percent increase in a year.
The Biden Administration is bringing back free, at-home COVID-19 tests amid rising hospitalizations nationwide.
Consumers who bought the affected Kraft cheese slices are being urged not to eat them and to return them to the store.
Mosquitoes will continue to be a problem in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and the rest of New England until the first hard frost in the fall.
State Health Laboratories confirmed that blue-green algae has been at acceptably low levels and that cyanotoxins are not present.