CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
September 9, 2025

CT’s Health Crossroads: Bold breakthroughs & tough choices ahead as UConn pioneers next-gen weight loss drugs, Yale’s cancer vaccine shows early promise, and lawmakers consider overdose prevention centers. But will hospital deals and funding cuts impact patient access to care? It’s all in this week’s newsletter from www.CTHealthNews.com, the fastest way to stay up to date on CT’s health sector!

Top News

Yale Research on CT High School Students: Friends Can Help When Teens Try to Quit Vaping Medscape 2/28/25	VA cuts cause concerns and worries for Connecticut veterans NBC Connecticut 2/28/25	Opinion: Sen. Hwang - Cutting the funding lifeline to medical research CT Insider 2/28/25
Connecticut Democrats sound alarm on proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding WTNH 2/28/25	Connecticut Lawmakers File Bill To Decriminalize Psilocybin Despite Governor's 'Concerns' Marijuana Moment 2/27/25	YNHHS launches healthcare AI innovation competition Yale Daily News 2/27/25
Waterbury student becomes a voice for heart health after suffering cardiac arrest NBC Connecticut 2/27/25	Relief from Rare Disease Through Cutting-Edge Procedure at UConn Health UConn Today 2/27/25	Meet Greenwich Hospital's new president, a former physician assistant The Wilton Bulletin 2/26/25
Why are Connecticut chain drugstores struggling to stock shelves or stay open? It's multifaceted. CT Insider 2/26/25	Connecticut among 21 states affected by deadly listeria outbreak Stamford Advocate 2/26/25	Timeline of a deal gone sour: Purchase of 3 CT hospitals now appears 'impossible' YNHH says Connecticut Public 2/26/25
Courtney: 'It's A Public Health Crisis In The Making' CT News Junkie 2/26/25	Analysis: Inside YNHH's $200 million resurgence Yale Daily News 2/25/25	CT still feeling stress of influenza and other respiratory ailments as winter drags on Connecticut Public 2/25/25
Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Being Researched at UConn UConn Today 2/25/25	CT undocumented immigrants share impact of not having insurance New Haven Register 2/25/25	120 doctors in CT are at risk for losing their jobs. A lawmaker says ‘the stakes are very high’ Hartford Courant 2/25/25
Disabled Connecticut residents, advocates describe 'fear' under Trump and DEI funding cuts New Haven Register 2/24/25	Social Prescribing Comes to Connecticut: Innovative Arts-Based Health Initiative Announced CTHealthNews.com 2/24/25	Yale doctor's pioneering 'cancer vaccine' shows promise in early trials CT Insider 2/23/25
Should CT have overdose prevention centers? Bill would open 4 CT Mirror 2/22/25	DHMAS Steps In To Save Addiction Recovery Centers; Future Remains Uncertain CTNewsJunkie 2/22/25	Blind 6-year-old Connecticut boy sees for the first time after groundbreaking gene therapy MSN 2/22/25

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