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5 days ago |
ncadvertiser.com | Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
File photo of a mother and a newborn child. Connecticut officials are trying to reduce the rates of C-sections in the state. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty ImagesAbout one in three babies nationwide are delivered through a cesarean procedure, or C-section, and the rates are continuously rising. C-sections can be lifesaving procedures, however, experts worry that the rapid rate increase over the years shows that the surgery is being overused.
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5 days ago |
ctinsider.com | Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
About one in three babies nationwide are delivered through a cesarean procedure, or C-section, and the rates are continuously rising. C-sections can be lifesaving procedures, however, experts worry that the rapid rate increase over the years shows that the surgery is being overused. Connecticut has had historically high rates of births via C-section that have steadily increased, too. Now, local providers are taking it into their own hands through education initiatives and continuous labor support.
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6 days ago |
ctinsider.com | Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
Making changes to the Centers for Disease Control recommendations is typically a lengthy and laborious process requiring evidence-based research and multiple discussions with experts and associations before they are published. It's why Yale-New Haven's Director of Infection Prevention, Dr. Scott Roberts, puts so much stock into the recommendations.
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6 days ago |
ctinsider.com | Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
Strokes are the number one cause of lifelong disability for adults, so helping survivors regain some sense of mobility and normalcy often requires multiple medical interventions, therapies and innovative approaches to care being developed all the time. Interventions, such as occupational and physical therapy, provide patients with some leeway to regain mobility, but many plateau in their progress after a few years.
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1 week ago |
ctinsider.com | Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
The weather in Connecticut in 2025 was already off to a warm spring, and despite the unseasonably cool weather in recent weeks, the upcoming New England summer outlook looks like it'll have above-normal-than-average temperatures - once again - as global temperatures continue to rise. What that means for the health of Nutmegers, however, is that medical providers are concerned, especially when considering the short- and long-term outcomes.
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