Rhode Island is grappling with a shortage of primary care doctors. A bill seeks to allow foreign-trained doctors to fill the ...

The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them for future health crises ...

The House of Representatives gave its approval to legislation introduced by Rep. Deborah A. Fellela, who represents District 43, Johnston, that would mandate automatic external defibrillators on golf ...

Prominent health care experts who played a part in the state’s pandemic response say the vaccine roll-out worked, but there ...

A health professional has been reprimanded by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for reportedly forging the ...

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Town officials have sent a letter to state leaders and members of the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. urging them to protect local interests in ...

Dr. Jerome Larkin, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, joined 12 News at 4 to discuss where things stand with measles both locally and nationally.

RIDOH began developing the dashboard after amendments to the Rhode Island Lead Poisoning Prevention Act required water ...

Island Health is looking into what caused a system-wide blackout of its hospital electronic records system on Tuesday, which lasted more than an hour, shutting physicians out of patient histories ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued new guidelines for medical spas, requiring patients to be assessed by a licensed practitioner before receiving services. The guidelines were issued in ...

The proposal was a response to RIDOH's 2024 guidelines, which suggest only licensed physicians and physician's assistants be allowed to perform cosmetic procedures.