Conversation Connecticut: How doctors utilizing AI in mammograms

In today's "Conversation Connecticut," News 12's Rebecca Surran welcomes Dr. Liva Andrejeva --radiologist and breast imaging specialist for Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. She discusses how doctors are utilizing AI in mammograms....

Northwell Health to implement Abridge’s platform across 28 hospitals

Northwell Health in the US is set to implement the ambient AI platform of Abridge across its 28 hospitals to enhance the clinical documentation of patient conversations as part of its digital transformation strategy. This initiative aims to...

State police charge Connecticut woman with murder of her infant son

State police have charged a 27-year-old Washington Depot woman with the murder of her infant son. Sadie Fleming has been charged with murder and risk of injury to a victim. In June, police issued a Silver Alert for 27-year-old Sadie Fleming and...

Connecticut governor warns Mamdani could rattle Wall Street

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) is warning that New York City's next mayor may rattle its financial ecosystem, which could have reverberations across state lines. "New York City success is our success, especially when it comes to finance and Wall...

<![CDATA[UConn’s Medical Writing Certificate Program: It’s Just "Write"]]>

The University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Pharmacy offers a unique medical writing certificate program. Established in 2019, it is celebrating a milestone: 100 participants have enrolled. It is the only known practice-based program. Setting...

Southcoast Health welcomes 12 new providers to team

Southcoast Health has added 12 new providers to its team. The new providers will join family medicine, the hospitalist program, internal medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic, radiation oncology, trauma and acute care surgery and vascular...

CT could bond $390M for UConn Health, including Waterbury Hospital purchase

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Connecticut plans to borrow $390 million to expand the footprint of its own struggling flagship medical institution,...

New Study Reveals the Richest City in Connecticut — But Did It Really?

New Study Reveals the Richest City in Connecticut — But Did It Really? 24/7 Wall Street just dropped a new study titled “The Richest City in Each American State,” and naturally, I couldn’t click fast enough. I wanted to know which Connecticut city...

Connecticut woman turns family’s Alzheimer’s journey into advocacy mission

HEBRON, CT (WFSB) — Every family touched by Alzheimer’s knows it’s a journey filled with love, heartbreak and courage. This weekend, one Connecticut woman is turning her own family’s story into purpose, using the ride of her life to bring others...

Eight residents at St. Joseph’s center celebrate 100th birthdays

Saint Joseph’s Living Center in Windham celebrated eight of its residents from the area who have reached the milestone of turning 100 years old. To celebrate, a birthday party luncheon was given to what the center calls its “centenarians.” Those...

Tuition fees flat at CT community colleges but food costs going up

The Board of Regents for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities — which includes four regional universities, the community colleges and the online Charter Oak State College — voted Thursday to keep tuition fees flat for the second year in a...

SNAP cuts to families in CT will hit harder than any other state

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Connecticut families receiving at least $25 in SNAP benefits will lose nearly $200 monthly on average if cuts take...

Connecticut boy, 10, sends emotional message to father’s Halloween killer during sentencing: ‘Taken from me too early’

A 10-year-old Connecticut boy heart-wrenchingly revealed that he didn’t have enough time with his late father, who was stabbed to death before they could go trick-or-treating on Halloween five years earlier. Fernando “Chino” Rivera’s son, “Niko,”...

<![CDATA[Early Systemic Therapy Crucial for Managing Prurigo Nodularis in Skin of Color]]>

At the 2025 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference, Mona Shahriari, MD, FAAD, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University and the associate director of clinical trials at Central Connecticut Dermatology Research, and Shawn...

Connecticut man who died after Orange skydiving incident identified

Sign up for the Athol Daily News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. ORANGE — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has identified Robert Szabo, 62, of Connecticut, as the person who died three days after being involved in a...

Under pressure from federal government, Fenway Health ends gender-affirming medical care for patients under 19

Fenway Health, one of the major providers of gender-affirming care in Boston, will no longer offer hormones or puberty blockers to transgender patients under age 19 following a change to federal funding requirements. The community clinic, which...

Health and Support: Health and Wellness Fair aims to help

NEW BRITAIN — CW Resources and the New Britain Housing Authority held its first Health and Wellness Fair Wednesday afternoon at the Center of Excellence on Fern Street, bringing together 26 vendors focused on community health and support. “We’ve...

The billionaire-backed group spending big to reshape Connecticut

A billionaire-backed advocacy group spent nearly $680,000 lobbying at the capitol, outspending companies and organizations like Eversource and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, in a push for early childcare initiatives and...

Connecticut woman in antifreeze poisoning case released on bond with ankle monitor

The woman accused of poisoning her child's father with antifreeze has posted bond and is under house arrest. DANBURY, Conn. — A woman accused of poisoning the father of her child with a chemical commonly used in antifreeze is out on bond Thursday...

Opinion: Connecticut should continue to fund home and community-based services

Earlier this year, I cared for a gentleman in the hospital who was nearly 70 years old and had been admitted for almost two months. After losing his job last year, he had fallen back on alcohol, and things spiraled from there. He lived alone, was...