PROVIDENCE – Cases of respiratory illnesses more common during the colder months such as the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, are on the rise this year, according to Brown University Health.

In response, the health system released guidance earlier this month on preventing respiratory diseases. PBN Branded Content

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Last year, Rhode Island recorded more than 900 flu-related hospitalizations and more than 10,000 related emergency department visits – levels that were at their highest for the last five and seven years, respectively.

These statistics were also at their highest in several years nationally around winte

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