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The longest, strangest trip: Some psychedelic drug users are stuck with unwelcome highs
LSD and other hallucinogens have long been said to cause flashbacks for some heavy users,...
Our brains are growing. Will that help prevent dementia?
UC Davis study finds brain size has steadily increased for people born after the 1930s.
Connecticut Children’s celebrates new milestone. What’s in store for its new 8-story patient tower
Connecticut Children's welcomed a new 8-story patient tower with an official steel topping off ceremony...
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CT has nearly $400 million in unspent federal funds. They plan to use the money for UConn, towns and more
After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on reallocating hundreds...
California floats extending health insurance subsidies to all adult immigrants
Marisol Pantoja Toribio found a lump in her breast in early January. Uninsured and living...
CT has an acute nursing shortage and it’s getting worse. It means one health system has 600 openings.
There is a need for 200,000 nurses nationwide and Connecticut it part of the growing...
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping...
A retired coach opened a CT business selling ‘superfood bowls.’ Here’s how it works.
Michael Smith said the company has franchises throughout the country and is "making our way...
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
By TOM MURPHY (AP Health Writer) Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused...
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Millions were booted from Medicaid. The insurers that run it gained Medicaid revenue anyway
Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections...