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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...
City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access
USDA researchers found rural Americans from the ages of 25 to 54 die from natural...
Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers
The lawsuit alleges consumers lost access to their doctors or medications and faced financial costs,...
National Jewish study looks to sand as possible explanation for combat veterans’ breathing problems
Deployed veterans were more likely to have silica in their lungs than people who weren't...
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...