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  1. Millions turn to AI for health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Jan 09, 2026

    Stories about problems with the U.S. mental health system, millions of people turning to AI for health care, CT receives a grant to improve rural health care access, the unclear fate of a CT law meant to reduce drug prices, and a Black maternal health advocate dies from childbirth complications.

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  2. A plan to improve rural health in CT, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Dec 19, 2025

    Stories about a plan to improve rural health in CT, a community paramedic program aimed at reducing emergency calls, a new generation of doulas, immigrant health at risk due to fears of deportation, and how H.R. 1 complicates state health care affordability efforts.

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  3. Meet the newly uninsured, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 21, 2025

    Stories about the health challenges facing truck drivers, worries about hospital costs, profiles of those about to lose health care coverage, and hospitals changing their approach to preventing a serious pregnancy complication.

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  4. Mental health needs rose and trust levels fell, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Oct 24, 2025

    Stories about mental health challenges and solutions, the cost of health insurance, pregnant and postpartum people being detained against federal policy, and the looming loss of food stamps if the federal shutdown continues.

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  5. Hartford doula training targets gaps in care for Spanish speakers, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 26, 2025

    Stories about community doulas in Hartford, the effect of Medicaid cuts on homelessness prevention, loopholes in hospital charity care policies, and a new check box on state tax forms that helped people get insurance.

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  6. Why health care is getting more expensive, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 19, 2025

    Stories about why health care costs are so high, potential gaps in vaccine access, states vying for federal funds for rural hospitals, and a man whose organs were nearly harvested while he was still alive.

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  7. Patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers fight, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Sep 05, 2025

    Stories about maternal health, hospitals preparing for federal changes, the barriers to care facing Sikh immigrants, and patients caught in the middle when hospitals and insurers cut ties.

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  8. Why young Americans dread turning 26, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Aug 15, 2025

    Stories about health insurance, funding for maternal health research, and the hidden costs of cutting Medicaid.

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  9. Black patients hit hard by opioid crisis and barriers to care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Apr 04, 2025

    Connecticut public health programs lose millions in funding, Black patients hit hard by opioid crisis also face barriers to treatment, future of important maternal mortality database unclear, Americans struggling to afford medical care, and rural America facing dentist shortage and effects of lack of fluoride.

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  10. Mental health care that meets people where they are, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Mar 21, 2025

    Health insurance financial aid in Connecticut expiring this year, federal funding cuts impact Connecticut food banks and schools, how a street psychiatrist earns patients’ trust, a clinic dedicated to treating the homeless population, and which women are most affected by abortion bans.

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