As a number of federal policies impact availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Rhode Island is looking to preserve access through protective measures. The moves followed a recent U.S. Food and Drug ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health supports the current hepatitis B vaccine schedule for newborns. A federal advisory committee, overhauled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., may vote to ...

At least nine wild animals have tested positive for rabies in RI over the last two months, and health officials are offering ...

Rural health care in Rhode Island is getting a $156 million injection. Here's a look at how the money will (likely) be spent.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Businesses can now start applying for licenses to sell and distribute kratom in Rhode Island. According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, the psychoactive plant is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In an effort to address childhood obesity, some Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require restaurants offering children’s meals to have at least two ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert for Johnston and North Providence. Health officials said ...

A stray cat in Burrillville has tested positive for rabies after biting a person in the area of Whipple Road, according to ...

At least six wild animals from Providence County have tested positive for rabies in the last six weeks, the health department ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a disease that can make you allergic to meat and is carried by lone star ticks. Those ticks are ...