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New Hampshire hospitals are taking steps to conserve IV bags, after flooding from Hurricane Helene knocked out a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina.The Baxter International plant produced around 60% of the nation’s supply of intravenous...

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It’s a recent Sunday morning, and Sarah Desaulniers is greeting a small circle of people at a trailhead by a lake in Peterborough, N.H. After checking that everyone has water and announcing she’s carrying a shareable quantity of trail mix — it’s good...

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New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a West Virginia law that bars transgender girls from playing girls sports, as a similar measure in New Hampshire faces a court challenge.A federal appeals court...

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Long-term care providers in New Hampshire say they’re in dire need of more licensed nursing assistants, as staff shortages limit the number of available beds. But a key recruitment and training program has been on hold since May, after its funding...

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A group of nurses from North Carolina are urging New Hampshire officials to stop a national healthcare chain from taking over Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, citing their own experience with the company.“The community needs to know what...

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Medical treatments often need to be pre-approved by insurance — what’s known as “prior authorization.” But many doctors and patients complain the process can be burdensome, causes delays and sometimes prevents people from getting necessary care.A new...

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Jennifer’s been a foster parent in Keene, N.H., for about six years. In that time, they’ve taken in a dozen kids, ranging from toddlers to teens.It’s something Jennifer’s wanted to do from a young age. Growing up in an abusive home, they wanted to...

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As state health officials monitor a cluster of measles in the Upper Valley, including at least one case in an unvaccinated New Hampshire resident, the state’s top epidemiologist says he wouldn’t be surprised if more cases emerge."Given some of the...

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Disability rights groups in New Hampshire are pushing to end use of the word “special” when talking about people with disabilities.They say the term is demeaning, casts people with disabilities as “others” and suggests they don’t belong in the same...

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On a bright June morning on a farm in Newport, Katherine Ryan is giving directions to a miniature donkey named Pepper. Pepper is 17 years old, and about three feet tall. She’s got floppy bangs and a glossy dark brown coat, newly shorn for summer....

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Community health workers are sometimes called the “boots on the ground” of public health: doing outreach and education, connecting people with services and addressing barriers to getting care.A measure aiming to strengthen that workforce is up for a...

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For people with Parkinson’s, daily life can grow harder as the disease impairs their movement and balance.Exercise is one of the best ways to slow down those symptoms. That’s why people with Parkinson’s, and their partners, gather at Dartmouth...

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Catholic Medical Center in Manchester will lay off 54 employees as a response to financial difficulties, hospital leaders said.President and CEO Alex Walker announced the layoffs to staff in a memo Thursday. The hospital will also cut some workers’...

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Proof of routine childhood vaccinations would no longer be required before kids are enrolled in child care, under a bill being considered by New Hampshire lawmakers.The bill, which passed the New Hampshire House last month, is one of several attempts...

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Researchers will gather at Dartmouth College on Wednesday to discuss the promise AI holds in health care – as well as the challenges it presents.The symposium, AI in Medicine: Bridging Innovation & Practice, is open to the public as well as...

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Parker Tirrell began playing soccer when she was four. She’s never wanted to stop.Today, the 15-year-old’s life revolves around the sport. In the fall, she’s at practice every day after school, and squeezing in homework at night after away games....

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Dr. Andrew Spector was in the middle of surgery on Friday when he received an urgent text from an administrator. Strangers were calling his employer, Dartmouth Health, demanding he be fired.He soon learned it was because of a video going viral on...

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In the week since a former prison guard was charged with second-degree murder, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections has given conflicting statements about its internal review of the incident.The former corrections officer, Matthew Millar of...

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New Hampshire’s Supreme Court delivered a win for police-transparency advocates Wednesday, ruling that internal police disciplinary files are subject to disclosure under the state’s public records law.The 4-1 decision is the latest in a series of...

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Officials have shared little about what happened leading up to Jason Rothe’s death at New Hampshire’s Secure Psychiatric Unit on April 29, except that he died after a “physical altercation” with six correctional officers, who remain on leave pending...

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State officials say they will need up to two years to fully eliminate wait times for inpatient mental health treatment, after a federal judge ruled New Hampshire must stop holding patients in psychiatric distress inside emergency rooms.A group of...