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![A surprising thing is happening to some women on weight-loss drugs who’ve struggled with fertility issues: They’re getting pregnant. A surprising thing is happening to some women on weight-loss drugs who’ve struggled with fertility issues: They’re getting pregnant.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LIFE-HEALTH-WEIGHTLOSS-DRUGS-PREGNANCY-GET.jpg?w=126)
Ozempic ‘oops’ babies spark debate about weight-loss shot use as fertility drugs
A surprising thing is happening to some women on weight-loss drugs who’ve struggled with fertility...
![A lack of social connection poses a risk to health and longevity. A lack of social connection poses a risk to health and longevity.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LDN-L-NUTRITION-0421-01.jpg?w=132)
Why taking steps to combat loneliness can be good for your overall health
A lack of social connection poses a risk to health and longevity.
![Girls and women with autism are more likely to employ camouflaging strategies, masking their symptoms by imitating neurotypical social behaviors. Girls and women with autism are more likely to employ camouflaging strategies, masking their symptoms by imitating neurotypical social behaviors.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LIFE-HEALTH-AUTISM-GIRLS-1-SD.jpg?w=132)
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Solving the puzzle: Autism diagnosis often takes longer for girls, whose symptoms can differ from boys’
Girls and women with autism are more likely to employ camouflaging strategies, masking their symptoms...
![Student Amber Blackthorn said the studio is "revitalizing our little town, while also building community." Student Amber Blackthorn said the studio is "revitalizing our little town, while also building community."](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/stephanie-use-e1713786660951.jpg?w=84)
A CT woman used yoga to heal. Her studio ‘has created a sanctuary’ for others, clients say
Student Amber Blackthorn said the studio is "revitalizing our little town, while also building community."
![A Connecticut law expanding state-sponsored insurance coverage to certain children regardless of immigration status faces fiscal challenges as Dems refuse to reopen the state budget. A Connecticut law expanding state-sponsored insurance coverage to certain children regardless of immigration status faces fiscal challenges as Dems refuse to reopen the state budget.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/anwarjpg.jpg?w=132)
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Plan to expand CT insurance for undocumented immigrants stymied by cost
A Connecticut law expanding state-sponsored insurance coverage to certain children regardless of immigration status faces...
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States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
In recent years, insurers have ratcheted up their use of prior authorization, causing delays and...
![A physical therapist holds the leg of a man. A physical therapist holds the leg of a man.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-SRS-NURSINGHOME-ALTERNATIVES-MCT.jpg?w=117)
‘Are nursing homes our only option?’ These centers offer older adults an alternative
PACE has long flown under the national radar as an elder care option. But it’s...
![Researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain, cognitive decline and chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain, cognitive decline and chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-MED-SUGARCRAVINGS-DMT.jpg?w=132)
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Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds
Researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain,...
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When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow
Some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because...
![Columnist Teri Sforza writes that researchers are searching for medication to help and several look promising. Columnist Teri Sforza writes that researchers are searching for medication to help and several look promising.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LDN-L-METH-02-SR.jpg?w=132)
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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...