November 18, 2009
H1N1 clinic announced for RI students in out-of-state schools
The Rhode Island Department of Health has announced a H1N1 vaccination clinic for students in out-of-state schools.
RI health officials: Number of H1N1 cases decline
Health officials say about 35,000 students have received the swine flu vaccine.
November 17, 2009
Health Department: 2 more women died as result of H1N1
Since Sept. 1, seven people in Rhode Island have died as a result of H1N1 flu.
November 10, 2009
Health officials: More H1N1 vaccine available for pregnant women
More H1N1 flu vaccine is available for pregnant women, state health officials said Tuesday.
November 05, 2009
RI waiting for more seasonal flu vaccine
Health officials say it distributed a record number of seasonal flu vaccinations in October.
November 04, 2009
Health officials: Woman died of H1N1 flu
The 49-year-old woman had underlying illnesses, health officials say.
November 03, 2009
Rhode Island Hospital fined $150K in wrong-site surgery
State health officials order the hospital to install video cameras in its operating rooms.
Health Department pleased with first round of school clinics
Health officials say they vaccinated almost 80 percent of the children in the first 10 schools to offer the vaccine.
October 30, 2009
School-based H1N1 clinics to start Monday
For students to get the vaccine, parents must sign and return a consent form.
October 28, 2009
H1N1 Questions: Tamiflu, school-based clinics
Barbara Morse Silva takes questions about Tamiflu, and school-based vaccine clinics.
October 27, 2009
State investigating possible student flu death
A 12-year-old student has died after coming down with flulike symptoms, a Rhode Island school says.
Health officials: RI seeing more cases of H1N1
The Department of Health says the second wave of the swine flu pandemic has arrived in Rhode Island.
October 26, 2009
Mass. company recalls beef after students sickened
Massachusetts health officials say a meat company has voluntarily recalled beef products after more than 20 school children and adults from Lincoln were sickened by E. coli.
October 23, 2009
Health Department announces H1N1 school clinic schedule
The clinics are scheduled to begin Nov. 2 and run for six weeks.
Wrong-site surgery reported at Rhode Island Hospital
Surgeons perform an operation on the wrong finger of a patient.











