/health Health en-US Copyright Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/ticks-connecticut-science-research-funding The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/ticks-connecticut-science-research-funding Michayla Savitt /news/2025-03-18/pollution-like-covid-doesnt-know-any-state-borders-ct-leaders-react-to-proposed-epa-rollbacks EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin said last week that the move to cut over 30 regulations at the agency would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs and hidden ‘taxes’ on U.S. families.” ���ǻ��� officials and environmentalists disagreed. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:54:16 GMT /news/2025-03-18/pollution-like-covid-doesnt-know-any-state-borders-ct-leaders-react-to-proposed-epa-rollbacks Michayla Savitt /news/2025-03-14/ct-loses-millions-intended-for-local-food-purchasing-as-federal-funding-cuts-continue For food banks and people who go to them, the economic uncertainty represents a small part of the larger anxiety about ongoing moves on the federal level. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:34:04 GMT /news/2025-03-14/ct-loses-millions-intended-for-local-food-purchasing-as-federal-funding-cuts-continue Michayla Savitt /news/2025-03-12/ct-long-term-care-workers-seek-more-state-support-in-the-wake-of-covid-19 Long-term care workers from the union SEIU 1199 NE and faith leaders rallied Tuesday to reflect on the toll of COVID-19 – and call for more state support. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:12:55 GMT /news/2025-03-12/ct-long-term-care-workers-seek-more-state-support-in-the-wake-of-covid-19 Michayla Savitt /show/where-we-live/2024-12-17/another-day-on-the-job-working-over-the-holidays The holidays can come with gathering, celebration, and for some, more work than play. We hear from retail and healthcare workers on the ground this holiday season. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-17/another-day-on-the-job-working-over-the-holidays Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /news/2024-12-16/connecticut-medical-debt-forgiven Almost 23,000 ���ǻ��� residents will see some, or all, of their medical debt erased in the coming weeks through a recent state initiative. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:51:20 GMT /news/2024-12-16/connecticut-medical-debt-forgiven Michayla Savitt /show/where-we-live/2024-12-12/uncovering-the-dark-history-of-gynecology-and-reproductive-health-in-america Getting better reproductive care might start with examining the past. Historian Deirdre Cooper Owens joins 'Where We Live' to discuss her research on the origins of American gynecology and how it ripples into OB-GYN practices today. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-12-12/uncovering-the-dark-history-of-gynecology-and-reproductive-health-in-america Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/the-wheelhouse/2024-12-04/what-donald-trumps-win-means-for-reproductive-care From the availability of mifepristone to abortion bans, advocates for reproductive care are bracing for the impact of Donald Trump's return to the White House. In this hour, we look at local and national efforts to support reproductive rights. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2024-12-04/what-donald-trumps-win-means-for-reproductive-care Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-11-15/who-decides-ethicists-help-doctors-patients-answer-big-nuanced-questions On this episode of Audacious, meet people who help healthcare leaders do the right thing: A medical ethicist, and the Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:28:36 GMT /show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-11-15/who-decides-ethicists-help-doctors-patients-answer-big-nuanced-questions Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Chion Wolf /show/where-we-live/2024-11-14/lonely-on-campus-how-to-address-student-isolation-and-loneliness College can be a place of connection, but more students than ever are feeling isolated and lonely. We asked students how they navigate loneliness and hear from someone working at a student mental health center. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2024-11-14/lonely-on-campus-how-to-address-student-isolation-and-loneliness Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen