Health /news/health Health en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:26:28 GMT As measles spreads across New England, CT's top public health official says check your vaccinations /news/2025-04-28/as-measles-spreads-across-new-england-cts-top-public-health-official-says-check-your-vaccinations Dr. Manisha Juthani is urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:26:28 GMT /news/2025-04-28/as-measles-spreads-across-new-england-cts-top-public-health-official-says-check-your-vaccinations Sujata Srinivasan Fairfield County has the worst ozone pollution in all of New England, report finds /news/2025-04-23/fairfield-county-has-the-worst-ozone-pollution-in-all-of-new-england-report-finds Ozone smog and daily particle pollution worsened in the New Haven, Hartford and the Waterbury metro area. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:59:57 GMT /news/2025-04-23/fairfield-county-has-the-worst-ozone-pollution-in-all-of-new-england-report-finds Sujata Srinivasan Major deal to wipe out billions in medical debt brings $219M of relief to CT /news/2025-04-08/major-deal-to-wipe-out-billions-in-medical-debt-brings-219m-of-relief-to-ct In addition to state governments, Undue is funded by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:31:35 GMT /news/2025-04-08/major-deal-to-wipe-out-billions-in-medical-debt-brings-219m-of-relief-to-ct Sujata Srinivasan 'Complicity in injustice': New Haven church wrestles with its connection to slavery 200 years later /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later A church connected to Lucy and Lois, documented as the final two enslaved people sold in New Haven in 1825, recently held a service to honor their stories and resilience. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:11:01 GMT /news/2025-04-03/complicity-in-injustice-new-haven-church-wrestles-with-its-connection-to-slavery-200-years-later Sujata Srinivasan CT nursing home workers threaten strike /news/2025-04-02/ct-nursing-home-workers-threaten-strike Caregivers are urging Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislators to address their contracts which expired two-weeks ago. They would also like them to share more insight into the impact of recent federal cuts to public health programs. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:41:22 GMT /news/2025-04-02/ct-nursing-home-workers-threaten-strike Kaily Martinez Patients worry as Hartford HealthCare and United still at odds with contract deadline looming /news/2025-03-26/patients-worry-as-hartford-healthcare-and-united-still-at-odds-with-contract-deadline-looming Insurance company United Healthcare’s contract with hospital chain Hartford HealthCare is set to expire Monday. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:44:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/patients-worry-as-hartford-healthcare-and-united-still-at-odds-with-contract-deadline-looming Sujata Srinivasan The future of Medicaid: rather than increases, cuts may be coming /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-03-26/the-future-of-medicaid-rather-than-increases-cuts-may-be-coming Is Medicaid on the chopping block? Lawmakers from ǻ unpack proposed federal funding cuts to help the more than one million state residents relying on Medicaid understand how the cuts will impact their healthcare coverage. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-03-26/the-future-of-medicaid-rather-than-increases-cuts-may-be-coming Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne Proposals to rein in private equity's power in local health care gain momentum in CT legislature /news/2025-03-21/2-proposals-to-reign-in-private-equitys-power-in-local-health-care-gain-momentum-in-ct-legislature Proposals to limit private equity ownership of ǻ hospitals are gaining bipartisan support in the state legislature, as Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial, and Rockville General Hospital in Vernon struggle to fund a buyer. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:24:29 GMT /news/2025-03-21/2-proposals-to-reign-in-private-equitys-power-in-local-health-care-gain-momentum-in-ct-legislature Sujata Srinivasan From The Bad Ideas Dept.: Today’s show is not about tapirs /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs To celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary, an episode we did for its 10th anniversary. After thousands of shows, each about some something, a show NOT about a specific something: tapirs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:00:25 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs Jonathan McNicol 'Pollution, like COVID, doesn't know any state borders': CT leaders react to proposed EPA rollbacks /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 'How much money is enough?' Massive shareholder profits in US health care tracked in new Yale study /news/2025-03-18/how-much-money-is-enough-massive-shareholder-profits-in-us-health-care-tracked-in-new-yale-study A Yale study found corporate shareholders received $2.6 trillion from health care companies between 2001 and 2022 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:21:21 GMT /news/2025-03-18/how-much-money-is-enough-massive-shareholder-profits-in-us-health-care-tracked-in-new-yale-study Sujata Srinivasan CT loses millions intended for local food purchasing, as federal funding cuts continue /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