Health /tags/health Health en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:00:46 GMT Finding hope in dark times /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-19/finding-hope-in-dark-times A shooting, a convention, a running mate, a president with COVID, an ominous election — and then Bob Newhart died, too. We felt an episode about how to find hope in dark times was needed. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:00:46 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-07-19/finding-hope-in-dark-times Jonathan McNicol New RSV shot highly effective in protecting infants this winter, CDC says /news/2024-03-11/new-rsv-shot-highly-effective-in-protecting-infants-this-winter-cdc-says Vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is 90% effective in preventing infants from being hospitalized with the respiratory virus, new CDC data shows. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:03:53 GMT /news/2024-03-11/new-rsv-shot-highly-effective-in-protecting-infants-this-winter-cdc-says Sujata Srinivasan Doctors note a surge in use of injectable weight loss drugs for kids and teens in CT /news/2024-03-08/doctors-note-a-surge-in-use-of-injectable-weight-loss-drugs-for-kids-and-teens-in-ct Children and teens in ϳԹ are driving up demand for a category of injectable weight loss drugs. But the surge in use has some doctors across the state concerned. Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-08/doctors-note-a-surge-in-use-of-injectable-weight-loss-drugs-for-kids-and-teens-in-ct Sujata Srinivasan Virtual nursing positions grow across CT, in effort to retain nurses and boost patient care /news/2024-03-05/virtual-nursing-positions-grow-across-ct-in-effort-to-retain-nurses-and-boost-patient-care After a nurse injured her hip and could no longer work, Bridgeport Hospital created a virtual nursing position for her as an experiment. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:50:12 GMT /news/2024-03-05/virtual-nursing-positions-grow-across-ct-in-effort-to-retain-nurses-and-boost-patient-care Sujata Srinivasan Newtown animal sanctuary offers healing while veterinary center awaits construction /news/2023-12-29/newtown-animal-sanctuary-offers-healing-while-veterinary-center-awaits-construction The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown is becoming a place where children learn to be “kinder humans.” Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:42:06 GMT /news/2023-12-29/newtown-animal-sanctuary-offers-healing-while-veterinary-center-awaits-construction Sujata Srinivasan Congress is trying to address online bullying. One Hartford school isn't waiting for Washington /news/2023-12-18/congress-is-trying-to-address-online-bullying-one-hartford-school-isnt-waiting-for-washington Educators, activists and children are urging lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at protecting children from bullying and sexual exploitation on social media platforms. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:28:26 GMT /news/2023-12-18/congress-is-trying-to-address-online-bullying-one-hartford-school-isnt-waiting-for-washington Sujata Srinivasan New study quantifies social cost of untreated traumatic childhood experiences at $14 trillion /news/2023-12-12/new-study-quantifies-social-cost-of-untreated-traumatic-childhood-experiences-at-14-trillion Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have quantified economic loss as a result of childhood abuse or neglect and other negative incidents. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:04:20 GMT /news/2023-12-12/new-study-quantifies-social-cost-of-untreated-traumatic-childhood-experiences-at-14-trillion Sujata Srinivasan Study raises questions about cancer screening in prisons /news/2023-12-01/connecticut-prisons-likely-under-screen-under-diagnose-cancer-study-finds A new study from the Yale School of Medicine saw a trend toward diagnosis of late stage cancers in people after incarceration. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:36:09 GMT /news/2023-12-01/connecticut-prisons-likely-under-screen-under-diagnose-cancer-study-finds Sujata Srinivasan CT ranks second in early lung cancer diagnosis, but stark racial disparities persist, report finds /news/2023-11-14/ct-ranks-second-in-lung-cancer-early-diagnosis-but-stark-racial-disparities-persist-report-finds Data shows that compared with white patients, ϳԹ Latinos were more likely to not receive any treatment for lung cancer. Black people were less likely to get surgical treatment. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:06:36 GMT /news/2023-11-14/ct-ranks-second-in-lung-cancer-early-diagnosis-but-stark-racial-disparities-persist-report-finds Sujata Srinivasan Bacteria levels up in some private CT wells following summer of extreme rain /news/2023-11-10/bacteria-levels-up-in-some-private-ct-wells-following-summer-of-extreme-rain Torrential rains caused widespread problems across the region this summer, ruining crops, washing out roads and flooding homes. But there’s another, often unnoticed, consequence of all that rainwater pouring onto the ground — private wells are getting contaminated. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-10/bacteria-levels-up-in-some-private-ct-wells-following-summer-of-extreme-rain Michayla Savitt