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Berkshire Argus founder and editor Bill Shein breaks down his investigation into data leaks at Berkshire County’s largest employer and healthcare provider
WAMC - New York
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August 28, 2025
This month, independent non-profit news outlet The Berkshire Argus published an investigative report on data leaks at Berkshire Health Systems. The company is a big fish in the small pond of the westernmost region of Massachusetts. It’s both the...
Student test scores and absenteeism improves in Connecticut
NBC Connecticut
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August 28, 2025
With kids headed back to classes, the state Department of Education released new data showing continued gains in test scores and attendance on Thursday. “We celebrate today in the improvements we’re making. Our goal is not to end there. It doesn’t...
Wheeler looks to join with Torrington health center
Bristol Press - Connecticut
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BRISTOL — 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...
2025 Teens to Watch: New Canaan, Darien & Rowayton Standouts
Greenwich Magazine - Connecticut
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September 2, 2025
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHARINE CALDERWOOD Southern Fairfield County boasts a longstanding reputation for academic excellence. Its public and private high schools consistently prepare students for success at the nation’s most prestigious universities....
How to Handle Costly Medical Bills — Smartly
Kiplinger
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August 28, 2025
Medical debt may seem as though it’s a problem limited largely to people who lack adequate health insurance coverage. But even those who have a health plan may find themselves struggling to pay bills. According to a 2023 study from health care...
Multiple Connecticut school districts' bus drivers may strike in a month
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 28, 2025
Agreements between the Teamsters Union Local 671 and bus company DATTCO have to be reached in Middletown, Cromwell, East Hartford and Bloomfield by September 30. CROMWELL, Conn. — Preparations for a massive strike involving dozens of school bus...
Buprenorphine with proper medical counseling effective against opioid use disorder: JAMA
Medical Dialogues
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August 28, 2025
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association revealed that for opioid use disorder, buprenorphine combined with proper, low-intensity medical counseling is very beneficial. The effectiveness of combining behavioral therapy...
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Rallyday Invests in Elder Care Homecare
JD Supra - California
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August 25, 2025
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,...
Sophie Cunningham issues health update after season-ending injury
The Mirror US
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August 28, 2025
Indian Fever has had another stroke of bad luck after star guard Sophie Cunningham was ruled out until the end of the season after suffering a brutal knee injury that was announced last week, and she's now provided an update on her condition....
What Connecticut has done to address mass shootings since Sandy Hook
NBC Connecticut
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August 28, 2025
Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit created to help keep kids safe from gun violence following the Sandy Hook school shooting, says their hearts are with the families in Minneapolis. “My heart is breaking for these for these families and for that...
Insider Provides Crucial Paige Bueckers Update Following Chris Koclanes’ Admission on Wings Star’s Health & Struggles
Essentially Sports
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August 28, 2025
The playoff picture may already be out of reach, but the Sun, Sky, and Wings are locked in a very different kind of sprint—the one toward top draft lottery odds. For Dallas, it’s a story that feels almost Shakespearean. Just a year ago, they...
Trump orders removal of gender ideology from public school curricula under threat of federal funds
The Post Millenial
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September 2, 2025
“Federal funds will not be used to poison the minds of the next generation or advance dangerous ideological agendas. The Trump Administration will ensure that PREP reflects the intent of Congress, not the priorities of the left.” The US Department...
Friends, family remember Spokane health leader Sarah Doxey, finding solace in the legacy she leaves behind
The Pacific Northwest Inlander - Washington State
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August 28, 2025
click to enlarge Erick Doxey photo Sarah Doxey's passion for health care helped many in Spokane. It's a bright and sunny Saturday, but the people flowing into the First Presbyterian Church of Spokane are mostly wearing black. The wooden pews...
10 Outstanding Teens to Watch in Greenwich: Student Athletes, Innovators & Performers Leading the Class of 2025
Greenwich Magazine - Connecticut
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September 2, 2025
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHARINE CALDERWOOD The teen years are tough for everyone. There are the teens themselves, saddled with that underdeveloped prefrontal cortex; the parents, watching their agreeable pre-teens morph into hormone-riddled shells of...
Cigna to end coverage for Norton Healthcare providers. What we know
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Norton Healthcare, the largest healthcare provider in Louisville, said a major insurance provider has "terminated its contract" with the health care system. According to a letter from company officials published Aug. 25, Connecticut-based Cigna...
‘I’m ticked off about feeling so lousy’: A Lyme disease case history
Healio News
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September 2, 2025
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Debt Lawsuits Return to Pre-Pandemic Highs
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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State courts nationwide are grappling with spikes in debt collection lawsuits, according to two new reports from January Advisors and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). Debt collection lawsuits account for a notable share of civil...
Nurses, APPs Critical to Getting Oncology Patients Newer Therapies
Oncology Nursing News
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September 2, 2025
Nurses and advanced practice providers (APPs) are essential parts of oncology care teams, and their role is especially key when treating patients with newer therapies, said David A. Braun, MD, PhD, in an interview with Oncology Nursing News at the...
Lawsuits allege AI chatbots have pushed kids to die by suicide. Is the technology safe for children?
Prince George Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World ‘It’s not hypothetical. There is now clear evidence they can lead to this kind of harm,’ says the Canadian author of a new study on AI Some children's advocacy groups are warning that AI-driven companion chatbots...
Poll: 71% say yes to supporting school vaccination requirements
MetroNews - West Virginia
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September 2, 2025
Close to three out of four respondents to the most recent edition of the MetroNews West Virginia Poll support requirements for children to be vaccinated. Seventy-one percent of respondents answered “yes” to the question “Should states require...