Pope Francis, the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church, remains hospitalized in Rome with complications from pneumonia, a common lung infection in older adults.

Officials in Connecticut are looking into the legal cost of challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s biennial budget proposal set aside more funding for community nonprofits that deliver state-contracted services, but nonprofits are still concerned.

The pause had students and post-doctoral fellows across the country and in Connecticut worried about paying bills.

Lawmakers and health care workers urged Trinity Health of New England to reverse a staffing decision they said would adversely affect hospital employees and patients.

The report calls out the state for not ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products and for not adequately funding state tobacco prevention programs.

Lawmakers are considering several proposals this session to better regulate private equity in health care, after similar legislation failed in chamber last year.

Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals owe the state $106.5 million in taxes.

Deborah Weymouth, president and CEO of Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, and Waterbury Hospital, is expected to tap into the hospitals’ own funds to finance their functioning during the bankruptcy process.

Private equity-funded Prospect Medical Holdings in California, the owner of three financially troubled hospitals in Connecticut, filed for bankruptcy late Saturday night. The bankruptcy impacts Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital.

A U.S. Senate investigation of health care systems funded by private equity blasted Prospect Medical Holdings, owner of three financially troubled hospitals in Connecticut. Meanwhile, efforts to better regulate private equity in the state fell short last legislative session.

A new report from a committee of doctors convened by Connecticut lawmakers finds ER "boarding" is causing overcrowding.