https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/health Health and Wellness News in Rhode Island en-US Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:15:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/many-people-now-trust-ai-with-their-feelings-and-therapists-want-to-talk-about-it Some clinician-researchers are building platforms to educate people about chatbots' strengths and weaknesses, and developing AI bots that are meant to deliver therapy Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:15:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/many-people-now-trust-ai-with-their-feelings-and-therapists-want-to-talk-about-it https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/ai-can-detect-breast-cancer-risk-before-humans-why-it-may-take-hospitals-a-while-to-adopt-the-tech An AI risk detection tool analyzes mammogram images with the goal of predicting cancer before it happens, or finding cancer before it spreads, so patients can live longer, healthier lives Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/ai-can-detect-breast-cancer-risk-before-humans-why-it-may-take-hospitals-a-while-to-adopt-the-tech https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/transgender-rhode-islanders-have-poorer-health-new-study-finds The health disparities could, in part, stem from hesitancy to seek care and stress about the political climate, says one study author Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:11:14 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/transgender-rhode-islanders-have-poorer-health-new-study-finds https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/forecasters-issue-extreme-heat-warning-for-rhode-island Rhode Island is expected to see dangerously hot conditions, with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Thursday and Friday Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:44:04 GMT https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture/health/forecasters-issue-extreme-heat-warning-for-rhode-island