Madi Steddick

Connecticut lawmakers announced a plan to reestablish the state's Bureau of Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing Services. It would serve as a "one-stop shop" for residents to ask questions, receive assistance and be directed to the services they are searching for.

The state General Assembly held a session with librarians from across Connecticut to discuss concerns regarding book banning and its lasting effects.

With the flu, RSV and COVID-19 spreading like wildfire in cold winter months, Dr. Dwayne Breining, the executive director at Northwell Health Labs, shares how vaccinations are key to combating a “tripledemic.”

The challenge Long Island is faced with is diverting hundreds of thousands of ash waste when the Brookhaven Landfill closes. A 30-year-old boathouse in Stony Brook may hold the answer.

A University of Connecticut researcher launched a mental health program targeted at LGBTQ+ youth called “Tuned In!” The goal is to engage youth and young adults with valuable coping strategies, including mindfulness and self-compassion exercises, as well as meditation and stress reduction activities.

WSHU’s Madi Steddick spoke with Dr. Sharon Nachman, the division chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, about how to stay safe from the commonly spread cytomegalovirus, and the dangers the virus presents to infants.

After nearly two dozen car related crashes on Long Island in the month of August, Good Samaritan University Hospital hosted a forum to look for strategies to keep pedestrians safe.