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Democratic governors launch multistate public health alliance to counter Trump, RFK Jr.
In a clear rebuke of recent federal health policy, 15 Democratic governors announced today they’ve formed a public health alliance that breaks with guidance from the Trump administration and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....
Center Views Melasma ‘Through A New Lens,’ Founder Says
A groundbreaking center dedicated entirely to melasma treatment and research is now open, with a virtual global support group for people with melasma about to launch. To help transform care for patients with melasma, in October, Pearl E. Grimes,...
Metalcore guitarist discusses health recovery: ‘I couldn’t even talk’
A guitarist for a Untied States-based metalcore band had to drop out of their tour over the summer following a health diagnosis. He is, thankfully, on the mend, and has since sat down to discuss what happened. Metal Injection reports how Wayne...
Connecticut High Schools to Offer Industry Credential Programs
(TNS) — Ranging from paralegal certificates to esthetician licenses, Connecticut now has a list of more than 300 Industry Recognized Credentials, which gives high school students the opportunity to prove they have specific skills when they enter...
SNAP Funding May End Soon: What States Are Doing and How Christians Can Respond
If ever there were a time to make feeding the hungry and financially struggling a state issue, it would be now. With the Senate voting down the House-passed clean Republican funding bill for the 12th time, most states are getting antsy about how...
Gov. JB Pritzker joins Democratic governors' health coalition to combat Trump's 'war on science'
Gov. JB Pritzker has joined a public health coalition of Democratic governors to counter the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, slash Medicaid and undermine vaccines. The Governors Public...
Connecticut mom to appear in court for allegedly attempting to poison man with antifreeze in wine: Police
Posted/updated on: October 8, 2025 at 1:58 pm Connecticut State Police(RIDGEFIELD, Conn.) -- A Connecticut mother is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday after she was charged with allegedly attempting to poison a man with whom she shares a...
Colorado joins new governors’ alliance to strengthen public health coordination
(Reuters) -Colorado has joined a new bipartisan alliance of U.S. governors with 14 other states, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness, its governor Jared Polis said on Wednesday. The alliance will serve as a hub...
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...
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....
WATCH: ‘Only way forward’ is for GOP to negotiate with Dems and address health care costs, Jeffries says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Entering the third week of a government shutdown, Democrats say they are not intimidated or cowed by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come. Watch the House...
<![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...
FDA expands ground cinnamon recall over lead contamination risk, issues ‘serious health’ warning
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added more ground cinnamon products to its growing recall list after finding unsafe levels of lead, according to CT Post. The expanded warning, updated on October 10, urges people to check their spice...
Let Music Be Your Medicine
The brain generates rhythms naturally. One way to confirm this is to record the brain’s electrical activity. This electrical activity results from the passage of ions (particles with positive or negative charge, such as sodium and chloride, the...
Medical school at URI could alleviate doctor shortage, aid economy, feasibility study finds
A public medical school could generate nearly $1.5 billion for Rhode Island’s economy within its first decade and help shore up the state’s primary care doctors. That’s the key takeaway of a roughly nine-month feasibility study commissioned by a...
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...
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...
Hospital giant expands homegrown outpatient imaging center chain into new state
The brand now has over a dozen locations across four states, also including Idaho, New Hampshire and Utah. Intermountain noted previously that, without the overhead of a hospital, the cost is “significantly lower” at its centers. While radiology...