CT Health News Weekly Newsletter
December 20, 2025

From Cigna’s Fortune 500 status to new Alzheimer’s hope, this week’s newsletter is packed with big wins, bold moves, and biotech breakthroughs. CT hospitals trust new tech, new treatments, and possibly even legislative trust falls. Plus: can music really rewire your brain? UConn says maybe. 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

A CT woman has known white-hot pain for decades, here is what a health system is doing about it Hartford Courant 6/6/25	Men’s Health Month: Tips from a Connecticut urologist WTNH 6/6/25	UConn Research: Music Strikes a Chord for Brain Health Medscape 6/6/25
Southington teens plan to leave flowers and notes for patients at Connecticut hospitals CT Insider 6/5/25	CT Legislative Session Ends With Key Healthcare Bills Passed Connecticut Public 6/5/25	UConn Health Named One of Newsweek's Best Maternity Hospitals UConn Today 6/5/25
Cigna Group Foundation Invests $3M to Tackle Health Disparities in Hartford CTHealthNews.com 6/5/25	Extreme heat can impact physical and mental health. Here's how to prepare Connecticut Public 6/5/25	New Alzheimer's Treatment Brings Hope to Wallingford Couple NBC Connecticut 6/5/25
CT has New England's only USDA-accredited lab for bird flu tests; it monitors many deadly diseases Hartford Courant 6/5/25	Connecticut hospital is first in New England to offer new robotic BPH treatment FOX 61 6/4/25	CT officials hopeful buyer will revitalize prospects for three hospitals Hartford Courant 6/4/25
Stratford-Based KUBTEC Celebrates 20 Years of Transforming Imaging in Cancer Care and Research CTHealthNews.com 6/4/25	States with the highest cancer incidence, by type; see where CT ranks Becker's Hospital Review 6/4/25	CT legislators to hospitals: Trust us on taxes, again CT Mirror 6/4/25
Opinion: Aetna and Hartford - Why It's a Nearly 200-Year History That Won't End Hartford Courant 6/4/25	Raising Awareness About Health Disparities That Impact LGBTQ Community NBC Connecticut 6/4/25	Connecticut biotech company honored for advancing HIV prevention drugs while adding jobs CT Insider 6/3/25
Quinnipiac University helps save lives with CPR FOX 61 6/3/25	Murphy presses McMahon on canceled mental health program, Harvard demands CBS News 6/3/25	Yale School of Medicine's James Kimmel Jr. discusses the science of revenge Connecticut Public 6/3/25
Women’s Health CT acquires 1st state-licensed birth center Hartford Business Journal 6/3/25	CT Companies in Fortune 500: Health insurer Cigna tops the list CT Insider 6/2/25	Fair Haven Community Health Care Receives Branford Community Foundation Grant Patch 6/2/25
The Top 10 States for Newborn Healthcare in America - CT Ranked #1 WorldHealth.net 6/2/25

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