health care

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Kathleen Unger Holt as the state’s next health care advocate.

Connecticut is experiencing a shortage of health care professionals in the fields of radiology, respiratory care and nuclear medicine. A state task force is studying methods to solve this.

Connecticut is devoting $6 million in federal funds to keep health care workers safe during home visits. It’s in response to the murder of a nurse during a home visit in Willimantic last year.

The health care industry wants to boost immigration to add workers. But some states are using a lever they can control: medical licensing.

Advocates and state lawmakers met on Monday at Fair Haven Community Health Center to announce the expansion of the state's health care program.

Hartford Healthcare will be Memorial Sloan Kettering’s first care partner. According to leaders from both health giants, it will increase access to state-of-the-art cancer treatment.

A Connecticut program that helps new parents transition to life with a newborn is expanding. The Family Bridge program offers new parents three free visits from a registered nurse, who can provide helpful tips to new parents.

According to a Sacred Heart University poll, which asked Americans how they felt about the country’s health care system, voters on both sides of the aisle said they feel the system is lacking — but how to fix health care will likely have implications for the upcoming presidential election.

A new health care system is coming to Connecticut and the Hudson Valley when New York-based Northwell Health merges with Nuvance Health.

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.