CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
August 8, 2026

CT’s Healthcare Pulse: From Pioneering Vending Machines to Robotic Rehab, We're Breaking New Ground! This week's newsletter explores how the state is leading with innovative approaches, like the first free medical vending machine and the use of Tai-Chi robots for rehab. We also cover crucial topics from new birth centers opening, genetic data privacy, and a free dental clinic you won’t want to miss. It’s all in this week's newsletter from CT Health News, the best way to stay informed about CT’s amazing health sector!

Top News

Bolinsky Hails Passage Of Bipartisan Rx Bill
Newtown Bee
6/13/25

Free, two-day dental clinic announced in CT. How you can attend
Hartford Courant
6/13/25

Judge OKs pay boost for execs at bankrupt Waterbury and ECHN hospitals
The Wilton Bulletin
6/13/25

Connecticut's first pharmaceutical vending machine debuts in Manchester Fox 61 6/13/25	Research looks at making NICU experience for comfortable for fathers NBC Connecticut 6/13/25	CT-based private equity firm buys majority stake in German medical packaging company Hartford Business Journal 6/12/25
Connecticut Joins 27 Other States in Opposing Genetic Data Sale CT News Junkie 6/12/25	Connecticut man appointed by RFK Jr. to CDC's vaccine panel Greenwich Time 6/12/25	CT DPH didn't alert providers about nurse degree scam: Officials CTPost 6/12/25
UConn, Yale professors among experts ousted by RFK Jr. from CDC panel on vaccines New Haven Register 6/12/25	Federal budget bill could threaten 'HUSKY for immigrants' in CT CT Mirror 6/11/25	Blumenthal backs health insurance protections for striking workers Hartford Business Journal 6/11/25
$750,000 Project Purple grant helps Hartford HealthCare with pancreatic cancer screenings WTNH.com 6/11/25	Health centers to withdraw CT Medicaid allegation after budget earmark Hartford Courant 6/11/25	New Haven celebrates transformation of Fair Haven Community Health Care Clinic NBC Connecticut 6/11/25
UConn Dental Residents Partnering to Provide Dental Care to Special Needs Patients UConn Today 6/10/25	Connecticut Expands Minor Consent for Reproductive Health Care The National Law Review 6/10/25	Drug overdoses in Connecticut drop for third straight year: DPH NBC Connecticut 6/9/25
GLP-1 Compounded Medications Targeted By Connecticut Attorney General Mondaq 6/9/25	Why You Don't Need Permission to Get Moving: UConn Experts Call for Sweeping Changes to Exercise Participation Guidelines UConn Today 6/9/25	Women’s Health Connecticut opens new birthing center as hospitals close them. Here is what they do. Hartford Courant 6/9/25
New Haven schools expand career pathways with certified nursing courses with SCSU Register Citizen 6/9/25	Local leaders respond to potential Medicaid cuts WTNH.com 6/9/25	New Britain, CT Hospitals Use Tai-Chi Robots for Rehab Motivation MSN 6/7/25

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