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Column: Move over, fentanyl? Stimulant overdose deaths are rising fast
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that researchers are searching for medication to help and several look...
Plan to kill geese in CT city paused after outpouring of passionate input on both sides
A fourth-grader whose class wrote letters to the board on the subject suggested an alternative...
Contaminated basil sold at Trader Joe’s recalled by CDC
The CDC has recalled basil sold at Trader Joe's after a number of salmonella infections.
New CT restaurant brings hydroponics to their pizzeria. Think fresh veggies, herbs grown in-house
One of the owners says the restaurant is "a groovy spot" and "a nice environment...
FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries
A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths...
Complaint backlog at CT nursing homes, hospitals is years long
The Connecticut Department of Public Health has 2,400 unaddressed complaints about nursing homes and 1,300...
Fact check: Biden is right about $35 insulin cap but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
The Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden signed in 2022, caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35...
To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at ‘implicit bias’
Experts are pushing states to mandate training for medical professionals to combat “implicit bias,” and...
Ten doctors on FDA panel reviewing Abbott heart device had financial ties with company
The panel voted almost unanimously that the benefits of the device outweigh its risks.
Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
Most Republican-controlled states have now banned gender-affirming health care such as puberty blockers and hormones...