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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states, including Minnesota
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and...

Wheeler Health to combine with Torrington-based wellness center
Wheeler Health and Torrington-based Community Health & Wellness Center have signed letters of intent to evaluate combining their services into one network. Wheeler Health has locations in Bristol, Hartford, New Britain, Plainville and Waterbury....

West Virginia has the best kindergarten vaccination rates in the nation. A legal fight backed by RFK Jr. could threaten that
Follow When it comes to health, West Virginia is used to being on the wrong end of the numbers. It’s one of the poorest states in the nation. More than 1 in 4 residents depend on Medicaid, a program that provides health care for low-income...

Middletown Resident Charged In Health Care Fraud Case Involving Durable Medical Equipment
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Middletown Man is facing a potential 40 years in prison in a federal probe into health care fraud. David X. Sullivan, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut; Roberto Coviello, special agent in charge of the U.S....
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Caitlin Clark to miss the rest of the Fever’s season because of injury
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever's season because of a right groin injury. What You Need To Know Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever's season because of a right groin injury "I had hoped to...

Julia Bradbury: I’ve tried every health hack — here’s what works
I’ve spoken to cancer patients, cancer survivors and, sadly, those who have since died from the disease, and the reaction is the same for everyone: when you’re told “you have cancer”, it’s shocking and terrifying beyond belief. Even though the...

Connecticut Joins States Seeking To Ease Federal Restrictions On Abortion Pill
Credit: Robin Marty / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) / Flickr Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general asking federal regulators to roll back what they describe as unnecessary restrictions...

Linda Boyle: Medical establishment in revolt against CDC on Covid jab guidance
By LINDA BOYLE The medical establishment is fracturing. For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association marched in lockstep with the CDC, demanding that Americans “trust the science” and obey federal guidance on...

Encompass Health opens $39M rehab hospital in Danbury: Where patients can 'regain independence'
George Gilliam, chief executive officer of Encompass Health Danbury, speaks during the grand opening celebration for Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbury on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Danbury, Conn. The facility is a freestanding...

Former tech executive spoke with ChatGPT before killing mother in Connecticut murder-suicide: report
Raine family attorney Jay Edelson provides details on the wrongful death lawsuit being brought against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman after Adam Raine's suicide, alleging the company chose to 'cut short' proper testing of ChatGPT. NEWYou can now listen...

Opinion: Rating the governor of Connecticut. Here's what I found.
Over the past month, numerous articles concerning Gov. Ned Lamont have been published by the Courant. Some have quoted politicians critical of the governor’s performance. As a lifelong resident of Connecticut and as one with a keen interest in...

2025 Giants, Jets, and Patriots Predictions — Ready to Be Right
What is the most egotistical exercise in sports? Picking NFL wins and losses publicly. Good thing I have a healthy ego and have gotten used to being wrong on a very regular basis. The beauty here is if I'm right, I will remind people of it for...

Can design make you healthier? Inside the architecture of wellness
In Cologne, Ferdinand Stahl and his uncle – architect Thomas van den Valentyn, known for his work on the renovation of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl – have unveiled a new workspace: Valentyns. This is no ordinary office: it features lighting that...

ChatGPT Obsession Proves Fatal, Man Dealing With Mental Health Issues Kills Himself and Mother
Pretty recently, we got to know about the suicide case of a teen in which the parents claimed that ChatGPT guided him to the suicide attempt. And now, the OpenAI chatbot has been linked to a murder in Connecticut. According to reports, a 56-year...
O,R&L Commercial Arranges $2.7M Sale of Retail, Office Complex in Cheshire, Connecticut
5CHESHIRE, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has arranged the $2.7 million sale of Country Plaza, a 26,000-square-foot office and retail complex in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The property...

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Rallyday Invests in Elder Care Homecare
Rallyday Partners has announced a strategic investment in Elder Care Homecare. Elder Care, founded in 2008 and based in Scarsdale, New York, is a senior home care agency serving New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Rallyday,...

Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Blue States
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and...

Walter Camp Football Foundation, Gridrion1880 Network And Wild Society Nutrition Announce Partnership To Fuel The Weekly College Football Game Changer Honors
(MENAFN- GetNews) The Walter Camp Football Foundation, caretaker of the nation's oldest college football All-America team, along with the newly formed Gridiron1880 Network, announced a partnership with Wild Society Nutrition.The Walter Camp...
New legal action to try to maintain TPS
Haiti - FLASH : New legal action to try to maintain TPS 05/09/2025 10:07:17 New York State Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 18 attorneys general have filed a lawsuit to defend the legal status of more than 250,000 Haitian...