With the annual observance of National Nurses Week just days away and the ongoing pandemic continuing to place stress and strain on frontline workers, a new national survey has ranked Connecticut in the top 10 among the best states for nurses.
Read MoreEastern Connecticut State University senior Nancy Gonzalez has been named a fellow by the Pfizer Research and Development Rotation Program. After she graduates next month, Gonzalez, who is majoring in Health Sciences with a concentration in Allied Health and double minoring in Public Health Studies and Healthcare Management, will join the highly selective paid fellowship.
Read MoreA congressional oversight subcommittee is investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of a high-risk heart pump, citing safety issues detailed by ProPublica.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic magnified existing health and economic inequities in Connecticut – and provided important lessons and promising practices that Connecticut leaders and others can draw from in working to create a more equitable state, according to a new report released by the Connecticut Health Foundation.
Read MoreThe challenge was to create a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of local resources that address food insecurity in the Greater Hartford region. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has announced that the 2021 Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) Case Competition was won by HSB’s team, Steam United.
Read MoreCommunity Health Center (CHC), with locations across Connecticut, will receive $2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase health care access and quality for underserved patients through virtual care.
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year, a pair of leading Connecticut non-profit organizations have merged, determining that splitting the relatively small state into two geographic regions was no longer the most efficient way to operate.
Read MoreSten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, a pediatrician and infectious disease epidemiologist focused on diseases of low and middle income countries and health disparities in the U.S., has been elected Vice President/President Elect of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
Read MoreSpeaking on the Community Health Center’s podcast Conversations on Health Care, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona acknowledged the challenges, but said decisions should continue to be based on up-to-date recommendations from health professionals and guidelines from the CDC. His years in Meriden and Connecticut have been essential prerequisites to his current role, and the decisions he faces amidst the pandemic.
Read MoreConnecticut has among the nation’s biggest wealth gaps, comparing populations by race and ethnicity, according to a new analysis looking at states across the country. Connecticut is ranked as having the 5th largest gap; only the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had larger gaps in their populations.
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