Glenn Gardiner of the Newport Collaborative
Environmental agencies are split on safety standards regarding the cancer-causing toxin chromium-6, which was found in dozens of samples.
The littlest state has some of the littlest waistlines, but that's not saying much in America, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Rhode Island has yet to meet the 2020 goals for breastfeeding, but 98.2 percent of babies are born in "baby-friendly hospitals and centers.
The Newport Recreation Department is offering Wednesday evening classes led by experienced instructor Coleen Curran.
The two winners of the 2016 Youth Community Service Award and the Jeanne Brown Community Service Award winners have been announced.
The Newport Health Equity Zone will continue for a second year after receiving a $400,000 grant.
The state Department of Health said the patient is a man in his 60s who recently traveled to Haiti.
The Newport Recreation Department has winter programs for both children and adults.
This year organizers expect to sell 4,000 bibs — fast.
Residents are relatively healthy — weight-wise, anyway — well below the national obesity average. Find out which states are fattest.
The North End and Broadway neighborhoods are getting a special focus through the Newport Health Equity Zone Collaboration.
There is an unusually high number of cases being reported to the state veterinarian, according to state officials.
As kids go back to school, something worse than homework and detention awaits many of them.
The newly-formed task force plans to develop an action plan to tackle the state's opioid addiction epidemic by November.
The new Lifespan Lyme Disease Center at Newport Hospital is the first of its kind in Rhode Island, an epicenter for tick-borne diseases.
State officials are concerned about the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which has been found in 21 states.
Temperatures will be in the 80s in Newport into early next week, but the humidity will be brutal.
Newport Hospital, along with Miriam Hospital in Providence, were rated the best in the Rhode Island and Providence metro area.
A big chunk of money came during a fundraising blitz and auction at the event that raised $141,200 toward the purchase of a new CT scanner.
The health department said HIV cases increased by 33 percent and the situation is now an epidemic.
Bicycling advocates across Aquidneck Island will celebrate the new lane with a ride and program.
It's time to register! Be one of the first 150 registrants to claim a free race t-shirt.
Rhode Island has the second-most competitive market and high malpractice payouts, according to the report.
As it stands, the Newport Marathon is no more.
Here's another reason to drive less and bike more on Aquidneck Island.
Protect yourself from Enterovirus D68 with these tips.
Symptoms of the virus include fever and muscle aches.
How does the state's poor ranking of 47th in overall highway performance affect Newport?
The author describes how her severely autistic son will read aloud to her for the first time.
Most of U.S. children’s sodium intake comes from popular foods like pizza, bread, cold cuts and chicken nuggets, a CDC report reveals.
Thirteen percent of Rhode Islanders smoke marijuana monthly—the highest rate in the country.
The right amount of risk in a management style can bring big rewards.
When the ants come marching into your kitchen or party use these items from your pantry to bounce them!