On Jan. 5, Brown University Health — the largest hospital system in Rhode Island — announced that all of their facilities ...

Pharmacists are raising concerns that a national shortage of protective face masks could cause a rise in medication errors and make it hard to ensure drugs remain sterile, NPR reported. Pharmacists ...

All patients, visitors, and staff at Brown University Health hospitals are required to wear masks amid an uptick in ...

Masks will be provided to visitors when they arrive at any of Brown's health care facilities, which include Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital and ...

Brown University Health is making people mask up in its hospitals again — but newly acquired St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton are exempt. According to a statement from ...

Global health experts have called on the WHO to update guidelines and recommend respirator-grade masks for routine use in healthcare settings.

As cases of respiratory viruses rise in Rhode Island, the state’s largest health system is requiring masks at its hospitals ...

Hospital systems in Rhode Island are requiring masking following a spike in cases of respiratory illnesses such as influenza and RSV. Infectious diseases doctors have been warning that the prognosis ...