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Doctors in Connecticut and beyond are being asked to be judicious about administering IV fluids, which are used routinely to treat dehydration, internal bleeding, infection and trauma.
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Officials are encouraging Connecticut residents to get their updated shots before the holiday season begins. Unlike COVID-19 and the flu, immunization against RSV is a one-time shot and not seasonal, even though the virus peaks seasonally.
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A Democratic leader says voter enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris is increasing among voters in Stratford, which leans Democratic during presidential elections but leans Republican at the local level. But a Republican leader says voters are concerned about local quality-of-life issues.
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Connecticut’s aging housing leaves children particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can lead to damage to the brain, kidneys and nervous system. Nearly 1,000 public housing apartments in Hartford and Norwich will be remediated.
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People across Connecticut are finding ways to mark one year after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Connecticut’s homeless population could have fewer options for places to go during the day, and there will likely be more people turned away for overnight shelter this winter, because of a drop in funding for cold weather shelters, nonprofit workers say.
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A global consulting firm will study the viability of a birthing center in the Windham Hospital area in Willimantic, as part of a state agreement following the closure of the hospital’s labor and delivery unit.
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The DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF) is one response seeking to prepare Connecticut communities for more impacts of climate change. For the second time, the agency is looking to fund and assist municipalities to develop resilience projects, and apply for applications for federal funding.
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Two people are dead after a shooting Friday at a nursing home and rehabilitation facility in Cromwell.
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Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives by holding them criminally accountable for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes.