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Dr. Michael Fine One of Rhode Island's top physicians suggests that to help destigmatize critical public health issues such as drug addiction and mental health, there needs to be a wider discussion, and suggests that listing the cause of death in obituaries may help. "I read the obituaries with great interest to a certain degree because of the way they let you know who the person was and telling the person's story but they also are clues about the kinds of things that are affecting Rhode Islanders, “ said Dr. Michael Fine, the former Rhode Island Director of Health. “And here I pay a lot ...

As was reported here this week, Rhode Island has the dubious distinction of having both the worst performance of all states for jobs recovery from the pandemic h and also continues to have one of the worst public health records with the fourth-highest COV

On Jan. 1, at 9:39 p.m., John McCarthy died of complications of COVID-19. “That’s my story,” she said, choking back tears. “Aren’t you glad you came to talk to me?” -------- The 911 call came around dinner time from a small, ground-floor apartment, on yet another crowded Central Falls street. It was the end of March 2020. When firefighter Andres Nunes went through the door, this is what he saw: A two-bedroom apartment packed with humanity, packed with stuff. Clothes and sheets and blankets piled in the living room. The kitchen table shoved aside to create more space. There weren�...

On Jan. 1, at 9:39 p.m., John McCarthy died of complications of COVID-19. “That’s my story,” she said, choking back tears. “Aren’t you glad you came to talk to me?” ____ The 911 call came around dinner time from a small, ground-floor apartment, on yet another crowded Central Falls street. It was the end of March 2020. When firefighter Andres Nunes went through the door, this is what he saw: A two-bedroom apartment packed with humanity, packed with stuff. Clothes and sheets and blankets piled in the living room. The kitchen table shoved aside to create more space. There weren’t e...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — The beleaguered people of Central Falls moved quickly...