Health

Climate change-induced health impacts are gaining traction as a primary concern.

Nurses and hospital administrators have negotiated unsuccessfully for several months over pay and other matters.

Nine months into negotiations, nurses at Windham Hospital are on strike over the next two days.

The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is improving access to the suicide prevention hotline through a centralized call center shared with the Department of Children and Families and operated by the United Way of Connecticut.

On this Audacious rebroadcast, meet professional dumpster divers, including one who takes Chion with her to a dumpster behind an Aldi grocery store. Plus, TikTok's 'Dumpster Diving Mama.'

A Yale infectious disease expert advises parents to vaccinate their young children against the coronavirus.

About 40% of all use-of-force incidents reported by Connecticut law enforcement agencies in the past two years involved someone officers determined to be either “emotionally disturbed” or suicidal. Some communities are experimenting with new approaches to bring those numbers down.

This hour on Seasoned, celebrity chef Scott Conant talks with us about his Waterbury roots and how he cooks at home. Plus, we have “a session” with the country’s first nutritional psychiatrist from Harvard.

Frankie & Johnny: September 2, 2022. This is a brief week-in-review update that premieres during All Things Considered on Connecticut Public Radio, Fridays at 4:44 p.m. Topics include federal authorization of COVID-19 vaccines aimed to combat Omicron strains, a civil rights group alleging that the town of Woodbridge violated state fair housing laws, and record temperatures in August.

While the average increase approved by the state is lower than the rate requested by the insurance companies, it still represents a significant increase in costs to consumers in the coming year.