The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Larkin Pond at Camp Hoffman in South Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Warwick Pond in Warwick and with Wenscott Reservoir in Providence at Governor Notte Beach due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) supports and celebrates Stop & Shop's recent decision to stop selling tobacco products in its stores. This change will help to limit access to addictive and harmful tobacco products while diminishing their visibility and marketing in high-traffic...

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 and Carr Pond in North Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Worden Pond in South Kingstown due to a suspected blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Arruda's Dairy Farm, based in Tiverton, Rhode Island, has issued a voluntary recall for select lots of chocolate milk due to undeclared wheat, a known allergen, that is not declared on the product's label. People who have an...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisories restricting recreational activities at Carbuncle Pond in Coventry and Mishnock Lake in West Greenwich. The advisories were related to high levels of blue-...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Perrigo Company is recalling certain cans of store brand Premium Infant Formula with Iron Milk-Based Powder due to levels of Vitamin D above the maximum level permitted. These products were available in CVS locations in Rhode...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) reminds residents to be aware of the potential dangers of Vibrio bacteria if they have an open wound and enter salt water or brackish water, which is a mixture of salt water and fresh water. Open wounds include recent cuts and scrapes, recent surgery...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Mashapaug Pond in Providence and Blackamore Pond in Cranston due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) blooms in the ponds. Blue-green algae can

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Boar's Head is expanding its July 26, 2024, recall of deli meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Boar's Head is recalling approximately 7 million additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with all Roger William's Park Ponds (Polo Lake, Elm Lake, Cunliff Lake, Deep Spring Lake, Roosevelt Pond, Willow Lake, and Pleasure Pond) in...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Boar's Head Provisions Co. is recalling all liverwurst products currently available because they may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Boone Lake in Exeter. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria....

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Wiers Farm is recalling produce products packed between July 5th and July 12th because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products were sold at Save-A-Lot in Rhode Island and at Walmarts in...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Little Beach at Slack Reservoir in Smithfield due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can produce toxins...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Mishnock Lake in West Greenwich due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm...

Between Friday and mid-August, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Brown Dermatology, and partners statewide will be making free skin cancer screenings available at select Rhode Island parks and beaches on five dates. "Along with seeking shade and using a broad-spectrum sunscreen...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Coomer Lake in Glocester. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria.

Governor Dan McKee and the leadership of the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today a 7.3% decrease in overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 2023, the first decrease seen in the state in four years. In 2023, 404 people lost their lives to accidental overdoses in Rhode Island, compared to 436...