2020 Long Island Sound Report Card Shows Some Progress, Some Surprises, Continuing Challenges

2020 Long Island Sound Report Card Shows Some Progress, Some Surprises, Continuing Challenges

Save the Sound, a regional nonprofit, released results of its “2020 Long Island Sound Report Card,” revealing surprising results, raising concern about the current ecological health of local bays and their resilience in the face of warming trends and ongoing pollution from Sound communities.

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Connecticut Initiative Seeks to Better Prepare Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children

Connecticut Initiative Seeks to Better Prepare Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children

In Connecticut, the prevalence of diagnosed behavioral health conditions or developmental delay among children ages 3 to 17 years old increased from 16% in 2007 to 25% in 2018. Few would be surprised if the percentage today, seven months after the arrival of COVID-19 in Connecticut and all that it has wrought, is even larger.

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CT's Paid Family Leave Program Nears, Launches New Explanatory Website

CT's Paid Family Leave Program Nears, Launches New Explanatory Website

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Paid Leave Authority have announced the launch of a new website – CTPaidLeave.org – with the goal of supporting all Connecticut residents to understand their roles, rights, and responsibilities based on Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), described as the most comprehensive in the nation.

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CT Company's Bedside Portable MRI Seen as Medical Care Breakthrough in Yale-New Haven Study

CT Company's Bedside Portable MRI Seen as Medical Care Breakthrough in Yale-New Haven Study

A study just-published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of a Guilford company’s industry-changing portable low-field magnetic resonance image (MRI) device at the bedside, rather than a conventional imaging suite, in critical care settings.

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A Majority of Young Adults Live With Their Parents – Highest Percentage Since Great Depression Era

A Majority of Young Adults Live With Their Parents – Highest Percentage Since Great Depression Era

The coronavirus outbreak has pushed millions of Americans, especially young adults, to move in with family members. The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has now become a majority the first time that has occurred since the Great Depression era, according to a new analysis of national data by the Pew Research Center.

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Connecticut Data Indicates Screening Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma is Practical, Useful, and Effective

Connecticut Data Indicates Screening Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma is Practical, Useful, and Effective

More than 60% of youth nationally report direct exposure to violence, crime, or abuse in the past year, according to data highlighted by Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI). The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase rates of trauma exposure. An analysis of evidence from screening efforts in Connecticut suggests that trauma screening is feasible, and helpful for providing effective services.

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UConn's Laurencin to Receive Prestigious Award from Association of American Medical Colleges

UConn's Laurencin to Receive Prestigious Award from Association of American Medical Colleges

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has named noted University of Connecticut Professor Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award. The award is bestowed on an individual who has made monumental contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equity throughout the nation.

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Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Hospital for Special Care in Patient Trial Testing Treatment for ALS

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Hospital for Special Care in Patient Trial Testing Treatment for ALS

A Connecticut-headquartered biopharmaceutical company and a Connecticut hospital are key participants in what is potentially the most comprehensive and promising research effort into finding an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease - which has stubbornly eluded researchers.

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