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![An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. It was impossible for the AP to determine the exact role injections may have played in the deaths, which medical officials typically blame on drug use or other police force. The idea behind sedation is to calm people who are combative so they can be transported to the hospital. Critics say the practice can be too risky. An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. It was impossible for the AP to determine the exact role injections may have played in the deaths, which medical officials typically blame on drug use or other police force. The idea behind sedation is to calm people who are combative so they can be transported to the hospital. Critics say the practice can be too risky.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/05/08/YS65VYCBQVCUTGH4SC7F5YI3X4.jpg?w=135)
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in...
![The owners believe the restaurant to be a first of its kind in Connecticut, and that "If we don't want to eat it we don't give it to the customers." The owners believe the restaurant to be a first of its kind in Connecticut, and that "If we don't want to eat it we don't give it to the customers."](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/THC-L-Blue-Chip_04.jpg?w=74)
New CT restaurant breaks with tradition. They say modern twists mean food that’s ‘best of its kind’
The owners believe the restaurant to be a first of its kind in Connecticut, and...
![Dentists have attempted to heal TMJ patients for close to a century, and yet the disorders remain misunderstood, under-researched, and ineffectively treated. Dentists have attempted to heal TMJ patients for close to a century, and yet the disorders remain misunderstood, under-researched, and ineffectively treated.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LIFE-HEALTH-TMJ-MCT.jpg?w=132)
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The horrors of TMJ: Chronic pain, metal jaws and futile treatments
Dentists have attempted to heal TMJ patients for close to a century, and yet the...
![A doctor shows a device to a person. A doctor shows a device to a person.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-HEALTH-MEDICARE-CHRONIC-CONDITIONS-DMT.jpg?w=140)
Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors
Chronic Care Management is a federal program that, since 2015, has rewarded doctors for doing...
![FTC Chair Lina Khan sits at a table. FTC Chair Lina Khan sits at a table.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-HEALTH-TECH-PRICE-CONCERNS-GET.jpg?w=132)
FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
Price fixing removes competition from the market and generally makes goods and services more expensive.
![The Connecticut House approved Wednesday a bill to lower the threshold for paid sick day coverage from companies with 50 or more employees to those with 25 or more on Jan. 1, 2025; to 11 in 2026; and to one in 2027. The Connecticut House approved Wednesday a bill to lower the threshold for paid sick day coverage from companies with 50 or more employees to those with 25 or more on Jan. 1, 2025; to 11 in 2026; and to one in 2027.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thc-l-statecapitol-2023-03.jpg?w=117)
CT paid sick leave expansion passes House; heads to Senate next
The Connecticut House approved Wednesday a bill to lower the threshold for paid sick day...
![A Connecticut woman is suing her former workplace over an alleged hostile work environment. A Connecticut woman is suing her former workplace over an alleged hostile work environment.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/01/14/ZMJEQ23NK5AUZBWKGIBRVY2URE.jpg?w=135)
A CT woman had a hysterectomy. She claims her co-workers harassed her about a ‘sex change’
A Connecticut woman is suing her former workplace over an alleged hostile work environment.
![“It’s almost blasphemy for a physician to say,” but “the answer to addressing these things is not hiring more doctors and nurses,” said one doctor. “The answer is having more community-based preventions.” “It’s almost blasphemy for a physician to say,” but “the answer to addressing these things is not hiring more doctors and nurses,” said one doctor. “The answer is having more community-based preventions.”](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-HEALTH-NATIVE-AMERICANS-LIFESPANS-1-KHN.jpg?w=117)
Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t the only answer
“It’s almost blasphemy for a physician to say,” but “the answer to addressing these things...
![A hospital hallway A hospital hallway](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-HEALTH-NURSINGHOMES-STAFFING-DMT.jpg?w=132)
Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. Most nursing homes don’t meet them
The rules primarily address staffing levels for three types of nursing home workers. Registered nurses,...
![A doctor sits on an exam table with a dog during a consultation with a patient. A doctor sits on an exam table with a dog during a consultation with a patient.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/US-NEWS-ARIZ-ABORTION-CLINIC-LA.jpg?w=132)
Inside an Arizona abortion clinic: uncertainty looms and optimism reigns
Abortion is likely to top voters' concerns in Arizona, where state legislators have yet to...