Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth, according to 2020 CDC data, the most recent available.
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After Yale trials, FDA-approved treatment to delay type 1 diabetes brings hope
A clinical study found the drug postponed the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) among at-risk children and adults for an average of two years.
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Illinois will be the first state to eliminate cash bail. Women led the push for reform.
Eliminating cash bail will help incarcerated people and family members who must often come up with the money.
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Governors’ TikTok bans make sense, cybersecurity experts say
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a congressional hearing that his agency is “extremely concerned” about TikTok’s operations in the United States.
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First holiday season for free prison calls in Connecticut
This is the first Christmas that Connecticut prisoners can make and receive phone calls for free. The state was the first to stop charging for calls.
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Where to put CT’s nuclear waste? Federal plan under way
The Department of Energy is reviewing how to re-site nuclear waste in willing towns and cities while a national storage location is found.
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Hartford becomes a new hub in state network of at-home child care providers
As one of six regional hubs across CT’s network of at-home child care providers, Hartford is expected to support about 400 providers.
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No longer a pipe dream: State in line for $150M to replace lead service lines
Connecticut is slated to receive about $30 million in each of the next five years through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act to find and replace lead pipes.
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KHN Investigation: The system feds rely on to stop repeat health fraud is broken
People are tapping into Medicaid, Medicare, and other taxpayer-funded federal health programs after being legally banned because of fraudulent or illegal behavior.
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Law would close loophole in the search for thousands of America’s missing persons
Known as “Billy’s Law,” the bill requires that local law enforcement submit information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
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CT lawsuit against transgender girls in women’s sports dismissed
A federal appeals court rejected arguments by four cisgender runners who said they were unfairly forced to race against transgender athletes.
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‘Vocal and unafraid’: How Justice Jackson is talking about race on the Supreme Court
In her first year, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been vocal during oral arguments on affirmative action and discrimination.
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DeLauro joins Katie Couric to introduce early breast cancer detection bill
The Find it Early Act would ensure all insurance providers cover breast ultrasounds, MRIs and mammograms without copayments or deductibles.
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After Pentagon reports spike in military sexual assaults, an embattled CT survivor shares her story
The Vernon resident is talking about her assaults following an analysis that found military sexual assault reports increased by 13% in 2021.
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Affirmative action cases could upend environmental justice laws
If the court strikes down affirmative action, lawmakers think it could open legal challenges to laws aimed at helping marginalized groups.