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HealthMar 10, 2025

Court upholds conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's Fitbit exercise activity tracker

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HealthMar 3, 2025

A baby seal rescued from a Connecticut street dies at an aquarium

A baby seal found stranded on a street near Connecticut’s Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues

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HealthFeb 22, 2025

Killer who ate part of his victim's brain granted supervised release from psychiatric hospital

A Connecticut man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing a victim with a hatchet and eating body parts has been granted conditional release from the state’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital

HealthJan 27, 2025

Vaccine bills stack up in statehouses across the US

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots

HealthDec 16, 2024

Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut

Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off

HealthApr 18, 2024

Fire kills 2, critically injures another at Connecticut home. Officials believe it was a crime

Connecticut officials say they believe a fire that killed two people and critically injured a third was a criminal act

HealthMar 14, 2024

A 1-year-old boy in Connecticut has died after a dog bit him

A 1-year-old boy has been fatally bitten by a dog in Connecticut

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HealthJan 17, 2024

14 workers, including some renovating a Yale building, hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning

Fourteen people, including nine construction workers who were renovating a Yale University-owned building, have been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning