Americans are no more likely to get an HIV test now than they were 14 years ago, and they are less likely to say HIV/AIDS is an urgent health problem. At the same time, the percentage of Americans who say they are “very concerned” about becoming infected with the virus has inched up, and stigma […]
Thirty years into HIV/AIDS epidemic, challenges and misperceptions remain
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Healy rules out sticking around as GOP chair
Waiting at Union Station in New Haven to pick up kin for his testimonial tonight, Chris Healy definitively ruled out staying on as GOP state chair while the party coalesces behind a successor. In fact, you could say he was Shermanesque. “Oh, definitely. Sherman on steroids,” Healy said. The contest for Republican state chairman seemed […]
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Bernier announces support of 60 Republican leaders
Republican candidate Justin Bernier announced the support of 60 Republican leaders for his campaign in the 5th Congressional District Tuesday afternoon, one year ahead of the 2012 Connecticut Republican Convention. Justin Bernier The list of supporters includes Republican activists, officeholders, and town committee members from 27 municipalities across western Connecticut. Thirty-eight of the 60 supporters […]
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Himes weighs in on Obama’s Afghanistan speech before the prez delivers it
Rep. Jim Himes isn’t waiting to hear what President Barack Obama has to say about U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan tomorrow night. He’s weighing in now, a full 24 hours before the president’s scheduled speech tomorrow night. In a pre-speech statement, the 4th District Democrat hinted that he might not be too happy with what […]
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Despite efforts, wrong-site surgeries hard to eliminate
Health care experts thought eliminating surgeries performed on the wrong patient or body part would be a simple job, but seven years after the launch of a major effort to eradicate the medical errors, experts say the problem is more complicated, Sandra G. Boodman writes for Kaiser Health News. In fact, some experts say the […]
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Bysiewicz finds a campaign manager in Florida
To oversee her U.S. Senate race, Susan Bysiewicz has found a campaign manager, Jonathan Ducote, willing to go the distance on past campaigns, including competing with a client in a triathlon as a fundraising gimmick. Ducote, 29, arrived in Connecticut last month, about a week after helping elect Alvin Brown as the first African-American mayor […]
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Austin, Liang to lead health center on interim basis
Former UConn President Philip E. Austin, who just finished serving as interim university president, will become the university’s interim vice president for health affairs until a permanent replacement is found for Dr. Cato Laurencin, the medical school dean and vice president for health affairs. Dr. Bruce Liang, director of the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology […]
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Poll finds shift toward more libertarian views
An ongoing CNN poll has produced signs that Americans are leaning toward more libertarian views than in past years, Nate Silver says at FiveThirtyEight, his New York Times blog, as more people express the belief that government is trying to do too much and should stay away from social issues.His analysis is based on two […]
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FDA unveils new, graphic cigarette warning labels
With the decline in smoking rates stalled, the Food and Drug Administration has unveiled new graphic warning labels for cigarette packs that will be required next year. The warning labels come in nine versions. One shows a man smoking through a hole in his throat with the words “Warning: Cigarettes Are Addictive.” Others show a […]
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Community college chancellor retired and rehired with no notice
In an unusual footnote to the controversial merger of three state higher education institutions, Community College Chancellor Marc Herzog apparently retired as of May 31, notified his Board of Trustees on June 3 and–it was disclosed Monday–was rehired on a temporary basis effective June 1 for $14,500 a month on top of his $14,000 monthly […]
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Hopes for a retirement incentive could sway concession vote
As state employees weigh the concession deal now being voted on by unions, one major factor is what workers rely on in assessing the prospects for an early retirement incentive offer: the insistence of a new governor that such an offer won’t be forthcoming, or the actions of four previous governors who have turned to […]
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Concession deal likely to live or die with AFSCME
The fate of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s tentative concessions deal with unionized state employees likely rests with AFSCME Council 4, the largest, most diverse and most divided of the 15 state employee unions, whose members will not cast their last votes until Thursday. AFSCME is the only union in SEBAC, the State Employees Bargaining Agent […]
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A Hamden doctor explores the changing medical landscape on his own
Through his Hamden internal medicine practice, Dr. Edward Rippel has become something of a pioneer. He takes his notes in a tablet computer and closely monitors patients with chronic conditions. Those who are overdue for a test get a reminder, part of an effort to more carefully manage patients’ health. Rippel isn’t the first doctor […]
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Will your electric meter start spying on you?
We’re all aware of privacy concerns involving things like electronic medical records, social media networks and on-line financial transactions–but what about your electric bill? Or more specifically, your electricity usage, as tracked by the “smart grid” technology envisioned in the Obama Administration’s new “Policy Framework for the 21st-Century Grid.” That question got some attention at […]
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Social enterprise: A new model for business innovation
We have been hearing about the need for business innovation from leaders in all sectors, from President Obama in his State of the Union speech to Commissioner Daniel Esty of Connecticut’s new Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency, who spoke before the Hartford Metro Alliance Partners’ Economic Development Council on the first of this […]