House and Senate leaders say that Connecticut’s overburdened and understaffed mental health system will be a legislative priority in 2022.
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Hospitals recruit international nurses to fill pandemic shortages
Scores of hospitals across the U.S. looking abroad to ease a shortage of nurses worsened by the pandemic.
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COVID rampant in Stamford, a harbinger of things to come
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Connecticut’s second-largest city, where the positivity rate has tripled over the past three weeks.
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Connecticut’s positivity rate reaches 21.5% as health officials urge vaccination and booster shots
Between 70% to 80% of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated, said CT Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani.
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Home births rise in Connecticut as pandemic prompts women to seek alternatives to hospitals
The number of at-home births increased nationally to its highest level since at least 1990.
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For some trans people, how family handle names and pronouns can make or break the holiday
Many transgender people head into the holidays seeing family struggle with or outright refuse to use their new names.
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The year of the vaccine: How Connecticut dealt with COVID in 2021
By the end of 2021, Connecticut’s eligible population is over 72% vaccinated, one of the highest rates. But challenges remain.
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More states to provide free COVID home test kits
New Jersey is joining New Hampshire and Washington state in sending free COVID-19 testing kits to residents who request them.
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With medical bills soaring, nonprofits, crowdfunding, payment plans offer some debt relief
Lori Dingwell of Waterbury tested positive for COVID-19. Despite her insurance, she racked up $10,000 in medical debt.
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Rural midwives fill gap as hospitals cut childbirth services
Where some rural hospitals are cutting obstetric services, midwives, trained in maternity care, are picking up the slack.
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Lamont has no plans for new COVID restrictions
Gov. Ned Lamont has no plans to impose new mandates on wearing masks or showing evidence of vaccination.
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Health care workers’ union reaches deal to end strike against nonprofit
Connecticut’s largest healthcare workers’ union reached a tentative deal, ending its strike against a group home chain for the disabled.
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First case of COVID-19 omicron variant recorded in Connecticut
The man, who is in his 60s, may have caught COVID from a relative who attended a convention in NYC.
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Nancy Navaretta nominated to head Mental Health and Addiction Services
Navaretta has been the department’s acting commissioner since Miriam Delphin-Rittmon left the position several months ago.
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Despite COVID uptick, Lamont administration resisting mask mandate
“At this stage, it is still something that is up to the individual cities and towns,” said Lamont’s spokesman.