CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
December 20, 2025

Get up to speed on what’s shaping Connecticut healthcare - from new care models reducing ER visits to Walgreens closures, rural health warnings, and even moldy marijuana recalls. Cheer as Connecticut’s future doctors from UConn and Quinnipiac walk the graduation stage, and follow legislative clashes impacting Medicaid, mental health, and medical device innovation. It’s all in this week's newsletter from CT Health News, the best way to stay informed about CT’s dynamic health sector!

Top News

Opinion: They Empower Independence. The State Pays Them Poverty Wages. CTNewsJunkie 5/16/25	CT officials poised to exceed budget cap to end Medicaid crisis CT Mirror 5/16/25	‘Doctors Academy’ Graduates Win College Scholarships UConn Today 5/16/25
A CT hospital is opening a new unit designed to keep people out of the emergency room. Here’s why. Hartford Courant 5/16/25	Walgreens to close four Connecticut stores as pharmacy chains downsize The Middletown Press 5/15/25	Opinion: The case to license CT hospital administrators CT Mirror 5/15/25
Ribbon Cut On Trauma Treatment's New Frontier New Haven Independent 5/15/25	Some new Connecticut mothers are going home with orange bracelets. Here's why WTNH.com 5/15/25	Nurses at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT protest for better treatment, pay FOX 61 5/15/25
Most people eligible for injectable weight loss drugs can't get them, Yale study finds Connecticut Mirror 5/15/25	USJ, Hartford Healthcare Announce Major Partnership Patch 5/14/25	HELLO CONNECTICUT: Impact of Medical Device Manufacturing WFSB 5/14/25
Eighty-four Graduate from the Quinnipiac University School of Medicine Patch 5/14/25	Kennedy clashes with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro who accused him of ‘destroying’ health agencies Hartford Courant 5/14/25	Michael Dowling to Step Down as Northwell Health President & CEO, to Be Succeeded by Northwell Executive VP John D’Angelo, MD Business Wire 5/14/25
Local leaders hear testimony of 'rural healthcare crisis' The Lakeville Journal 5/14/25	UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company lowers, then withdraws financial outlook for 2025 CT Insider 5/13/25	Azzi Fudd Opens Up About Navigating Mental Health After UConn NCAA Championship Sports Illustrated 5/13/25
St. Francis Hospital Connecticut institute surpasses 50000 procedures Becker's Spine Review 5/13/25	Cannabis retailer Curaleaf recalls medical marijuana product over yeast, mold levels The Register Citizen 5/12/25	Opinion: Price control legislation would undermine CT biotech CT Mirror 5/12/25
5th Consecutive "A" Grade for St. Vincent's Medical Center Patch 5/12/25	UConn Graduates the Next Generation of the Health Care Workforce UConn Today 5/12/25	Fairfield Egan Launches Doctor of Public Health Program HamletHub 5/10/25

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