About 100 motorcyclists were involved in a street takeover on Interstate 95 earlier this month. The chaos stretched from New Haven to Stratford on the southbound side of the highway. It’s the latest example of a large-scale problem in our state. We spoke with Senator Paul Cicarella, Ranking Senator on the Public Safety and Security…
Former NFL quarterback, Brett Favre, made a bombshell announcement this week that he is battling Parkinson’s Disease and it stems back to his career injuries. We asked Glenn Lungarini of the CIAC about protecting young athletes from debilitating head injuries. Image Credit: Reuters
The Yale Cancer Center was just awarded a grant to utilize artificial intelligence to find older women with low-risk breast cancer who might be candidates for active surveillance rather than immediate treatment. We got a better understanding of the work being done to avoid overtreatment for some cancer patients from Dr. Sanjay Aneja, physician scientist…
According to state records, the state struggles with more than 1,300 overdose deaths each year. State lawmakers are now looking at a possible solution: safe injection sites for drug users. We talked about the controversial option with the co-chair of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee, Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey. Image Credit: Reuters
A new Muck Rack survey released this week revealed that more than half of U.S. journalists considered quitting their jobs this year because of exhaustion or burnout. What do the findings mean for the quality of our news coverage and the quality of journalism? We spoke with Ben Bogardus, associate professor and chair of journalism at the…
Connecticut has seen a record number of entries into homes by bears this year. State environmental officials say there have been 64 bear home entries so far in 2024. In addition, there have now been bear sightings in all 169 Connecticut cities and towns. State Senate Minority Leader Steve Harding talked about the possibility of…
A newly-published report says there’s a likely link between COVID and diabetes. It suggests the virus is creating inflammation in the pancreas. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says this study comes as a growing number of parents question the impact of COVID on kids and aren’t getting them vaccinated. We asked Dr. Browne…
Vaping has continued to be a real health concern for young people in America. Right now, national statistics show close to 6% of middle and high school students are using e-cigarettes regularly. While there are a lot of efforts to combat vape-use among pre-teens and teens, one company founded by young adults, has created vape-detection…
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties from the historic August 18th flooding. The approval of the disaster request makes relief funding available to affected individuals to cover temporary housing and home repairs and provide homeowners low interest loans to cover uninsured property losses. We spoke with…
Only a few weeks into the new school year and health experts are sounding the alarm about sleep deprivation for students. According to the CDC, more than 57% of middle school students, 72% of high school students and 75% of college students are not getting enough sleep nationwide. Wellness coach, Amy Llinas, gave us advice…