Health

The Hilltop Residential Program for young adults 18 to 25 years old in Hartford will close Nov. 19, state officials said. Clients of the voluntary supervised program, operated by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, will be relocated to other residential placements in the city.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we discuss why we drink, and why more people are moving towards sobriety through the “sober curious” movement.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: we look at the history of needles, their stigma and controversies, and figure out how to get through fear of shots without judgement.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: The handshake will survive COVID. It has already survived cholera and Donald Trump’s lethal grip.

Alcohol consumption by women with children younger than 5 surged during the pandemic. Where We Live discusses triggers, coping mechanisms, and treatment options available to treat women with alcohol use disorder.

On this episode of Audacious with Chion Wolf, meet audacious elders! Hear stories about what’s it like to; go viral for wearing a wedding dress at 94, set a record for running at 105 years old, ride in a WW2 biplane at 97, and more.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s office confirmed Friday afternoon that an executive order requiring employees at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other kinds of centers to be vaccinated against the virus will now take effect Sept. 27.

Health care advocates had dreams of epic proportions when the tobacco industry agreed to pay Connecticut more than $2 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit over its youth marketing practices.But those dreams became a nightmare over the next two decades when only a tiny fraction of Connecticut’s bounty was designated for anti-smoking efforts.

Gov. Ned Lamont has announced his pick to lead the state Department of Public Health. Manisha Juthani is a physician of infectious diseases at the Yale School of Medicine.

Advocates are gearing up for another push to require a minimum of 4.1 hours of direct care per resident in nursing homes as COVID exacerbates the need.