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Health Officials Investigation Measles Case in DC

Health Officials Investigation Measles Case in DC

(Washington, DC) - DC Department of Health (DC Health) has been notified of a confirmed case of measles in an international traveler who recently arrived in Washington, DC. DC Health is notifying individuals who were at the following locations...

Owner:  American Government
Attorneys general issue joint statement affirming the safety of and access to medical abortion drug

Attorneys general issue joint statement affirming the safety of and access to medical abortion drug

Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing concerns over a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of mifepristone. “For more than 25 years, mifepristone has been...

Owner:  American Government
Connecticut Sues to Block Illegal Conditions on Programs that Support Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Connecticut Sues to Block Illegal Conditions on Programs that Support Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Press Releases 09/26/2025 Connecticut Sues to Block Illegal Conditions on Programs that Support Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 16 states and the District Columbia today sued...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Health Education Programs

Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Health Education Programs

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for illegally requiring states to change sexual education programs to erase...

Owner:  American Government
Oregon co-leads multi-state lawsuit over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education

Oregon co-leads multi-state lawsuit over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education

The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender identity. In response, Oregon, alongside 15...

Owner:  American Government
WA leads states suing over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education

WA leads states suing over illegal conditions to programs that support comprehensive sexual health education

The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding for longstanding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs from states unless they remove language affirming young people’s gender identity. In response, Washington Attorney...

Owner:  American Government
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Signed and Scrubbed: September 2025 hospital M&A

Signed and Scrubbed: September 2025 hospital M&A

Welcome back to Signed and Scrubbed, a monthly roundup of hospital deals, developments, and bankruptcies. We pulled together a list of provider transactions from September, including transactions from TriHealth in Cincinnati, Ohio and Hartford...

Owner:  Mathias Döpfner & Friede Springer
Public presentation highlights WVSOM’s Celebrate Osteopathic Medicine Week

Public presentation highlights WVSOM’s Celebrate Osteopathic Medicine Week

Lewisburg Mayor Beverly White, who signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025, to be Celebrate Osteopathic Medicine Week in the city. Joining Mayor White in the photo are (from left): three current WVSOM students, WVSOM President James...

Owner:  Michael Showell
A Step In Right Direction, But CT Pharmacist, Industry Expert Say Trump’s Pharma Deal Doesn’t Address Larger Problem

A Step In Right Direction, But CT Pharmacist, Industry Expert Say Trump’s Pharma Deal Doesn’t Address Larger Problem

President Donald Trump and pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer announced a deal this week to cut the cost of the company’s prescription drugs covered by Medicaid, the joint federal and state medical program for people with limited income and...

Owner:  Christine Stuart & Doug Hardy
Medicine By Design

Medicine By Design

The first thing you notice are the clothes. How could you not? Snake-print pants woven from a shiny silk. A rust-brown suit jacket with patchwork prints stitched on its sleeves and back panel. Thick alligator-skin boots. Heavy Roy Orbison-style...

Owner:  Kyle Villemain
States Unite to Form Health Alliances, Pushing Back Against CDC

States Unite to Form Health Alliances, Pushing Back Against CDC

Two newly formed health alliances, the West Coast Health Alliance and the Northeast Public Health Collaborative , banded together to promote “evidence-based health policies, share data and issue joint recommendations” in the wake of new leadership...

Owner:  Whitman College
CT Dems warn of health insurance price hikes as federal shutdown fight continues

CT Dems warn of health insurance price hikes as federal shutdown fight continues

More than 140,000 people covered through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, are in for a sticker shock if Congress does not extend a federal tax credit for working families. “This isn't a problem that can be kicked down the...

Owner:  Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network & American Government
Connecticut Legislature Expands Employee Safety Requirements For Home
Health and Hospice Agencies

Connecticut Legislature Expands Employee Safety Requirements For Home Health and Hospice Agencies

In 2024, the Connecticut state legislature passed Public Act 24-19 to enhance protections for home health workers after a patient murdered a home health nurse. During its 2025 legislative session, the legislature passed Public Act 25-168 which, in...

Owner:  Aviva Cuyler
Connecticut towns face water conservation requests and restrictions

Connecticut towns face water conservation requests and restrictions

Connecticut Water has issued a conservation request for customers in several southern Connecticut towns due to moderate drought. The request applies to customers in Clinton, Madison, Guilford, Old Saybrook, Westbrook and Plymouth, according to the...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and emotional challenges after surgery, according...

Owner:  Ian Birkby
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