The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Greenhead Lobster Products is recalling all frozen and refrigerated cooked lobster meat products produced from May 9, 2023 through October 19, 2023. These products have the potential to be contaminated by Listeria...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Carbuncle Pond in Coventry due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Spectacle Pond in Cranston, Mashapaug Pond in Providence, and Little Pond in Warwick due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake.
As part of efforts to leverage data to prevent overdoses and save lives, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is activating an enhanced system to track non-fatal overdoses throughout the state daily, and to get alerts out into the community in real time.
Before this system enhancement,
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is announcing Rhode Island's first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2023. WNV is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.
The person who tested positive was a resident of Newport County in their 70s who developed symptoms of WNV...
Governor Dan McKee joined leaders from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today to get his flu shot and encourage everyone 6 months of age and older to get their flu shots to stay as healthy as possible this fall and winter.
"Getting a flu shot is your best protection against...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Tiogue Lake in Coventry, at Coomer Lake in Glocester, and at Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield. The advisories were...
Rhode Island continues to be a national leader in adolescent immunizations, with Rhode Island teens at or above the national averages for every vaccine type, according to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"Rhode Island's immunization success is...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth, due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) blooms. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz is recalling approximately 83,800 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices. The recall comes after an issue was identified with wrapping machines, making it possible that a thin...
