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The state Dept. of Public Health is renewing its recommendation for all public water systems to test and report the results of the water delivered to their customers for PFAS.

Department of Public Health officials said an elderly woman in Connecticut has died of Powassan virus.

Department of Public Health officials said an elderly woman in Connecticut has died of Powassan virus. A woman in her 90s became the second Connecticut resident to test positive for the virus this year. A Windham man was the first person to test positive for Powassan virus this year, according to DPH officials. The woman lived in New London County…

With the COVID-19 positivity rate approaching 14%, another variant seems to be racing through the state. But mask mandates and lockdowns aren’t being mentioned at all these days. Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani talks about where Connecticut is and where we’re headed in terms of COVID-19. Mike Hydeck: “So last year, if we went on the...

Former Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Renee Coleman-Mitchell has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging discrimination led to her termination in the beginning weeks of the pandemic in 2020.

The state is taking action to get more boots on the ground to help medical workers, though some think more needs to be done.

The new Connecticut Department of Public Health commissioner joins Mike Hydeck to discuss taking on the task of battling COVID-19 in our state.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health “strongly recommends” that anyone over the age of 2 wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.

With the CDC releasing new guidance encouraging universal masking in areas with high COVID-19 transmission, there are a lot of questions about how we move forward.

Governor Ned Lamont named Dr. Manisha Juthani as his pick for commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health said Wednesday that it was norovirus that sickened customers at an Ellington doughnut shop earlier this month. Several people reported becoming sick with a gastrointestinal illness after eating items from Gerry’s Donuts the weekend of May 8. DPH lab tests confirmed the norovirus, according to the agency. DPH said norovirus is a highly contagious…

Gerry’s Donuts in Ellington has closed temporarily while an investigation is underway as to how customers came down with an illness following a visit there.

Recently released data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health shows that the coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, with less than 0.1% of fully vaccinated residents becoming infected.

Recently released data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health shows that the coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, with less than 0.1% of fully vaccinated residents becoming infected. Data shows that a total of 242 people who are fully vaccinated, otherwise known as “breakthrough cases,” have tested positive for COVID-19. That is out of over 1.46 million residents who are…

New Britain High School is holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people 16 and up and other districts are doing the same and preparing to vaccinate children between 12 and 15 years old.

The CT Department of Public Health announced Friday that a case of measles has been reported in a child in Fairfield County. The child was not yet vaccinated against measles and they were infected while traveling internationally, DPH officials said. Officials warn that measles is a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly among people who are unvaccinated. However, DPH…

The state Dept. of Public Health is urging Connecticut residents to remain vigilant by wearing masks and social distancing as the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout continue.

In an expansion of an existing notice, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat any El Abuelito Cheese Company soft cheese products after the items were tied to a multistate Listeria outbreak. The FDA recall now includes all fresh cheese products with expiration dates through March 28, 2021. The items were distributed under the El…

The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) is recalling El Abuelito Queso Fresco, which is sold in Connecticut, after confirming that it carries Listeria monocytogenes. The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning consumers, restaurants and retailers not to eat, serve or sell the cheese due to lab findings that confirm the product is the source of a...