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Hometown Heroes: For two decades, couple fought side by side for disability rights
Sarah Koutroubas’ son was only a toddler when he was first denied the resources he needed for his disability.Her son was diagnosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, a rare genetic condition that required intensive speech, occupational and physical... → Read More
In New Hampshire’s highly variable healthcare market, it pays to shop around.
New tools to make notoriously opaque healthcare prices more transparent show great cost variation between the state’s health care organizations.Thanks to a federal hospital price transparency law that went into effect in 2021, Granite Staters now have... → Read More
Coming of age story of Concord-native with disability comes to Red River Theatres
Like most 20-year-olds, Samuel Habib wanted to move out, start dating, and enroll in college.Unlike most 20-year-olds, Habib drives a 350-pound wheelchair and lives with the looming possibility of seizures.A short documentary chronicling Habib’s... → Read More
The key to successful police deescalation: good training and a little luck
In the midst of chaos, Lt. Craig Levesque struck a casual conversation with the armed man inside the building.The man’s mother called 911 minutes early on April 13 to report that her son was suicidal and armed with a gun. Levesque was now tasked with... → Read More
N.H. birth numbers bounce back from pandemic low
New Hampshire’s number of new births seems to have rebounded from a slump in early 2021, staving off fears of a pandemic-related “baby bust.” In fact, according to CDC data, New Hampshire saw more births in the first nine months of 2021 than in 2020,... → Read More
Court hearings from the hospital
Circuit courts have begun holding hearings for psychiatric holds in emergency room departments, a change New Hampshire hospitals have long fought against. However, in order to ensure patients are receiving mental health care, hospitals acknowledge it... → Read More
Health impacts of climate change are already upon us, climate advocacy group says
In recent years, Dr. Patricia Edwards’ office has been inundated with tick-related calls.Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change has allowed ticks, and the diseases they carry, to prosper in New Hampshire. The Concord pediatrician said she... → Read More
As one health crisis wanes, another begins: Long COVID on the rise
Maria Pacelli is often struck by the sickly-sweet stench of rotting onions.The inexplicable smell is not a product of the environment but of her brain, thanks to long COVID, a syndrome that wreaks havoc on the body long after the COVID-19 virus... → Read More
State to double size of LPN training program
The state is funneling millions of dollars into expanding licensed practical nurse training programs as the shortage of healthcare workers intensifies. The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee voted last week to double the community college LPN training... → Read More
As COVID-19 cases rise, CDC updates risk level for many N.H. counties
Residents in most New Hampshire counties may want to consider wearing a mask again, according to county-level guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Eight of New Hampshire’s 10 counties are now considered to have a “medium” level... → Read More
Hometown Hero: Counselor Patricia Tucker seeks ways to improve clients’ lives
Patricia Tucker got a late start to her career in substance use recovery, but with a busy private practice and roles in several community organizations, she’s making up for lost time.Thirty years after she enrolled in school at age 49, Tucker is a... → Read More
COVID-19 cases inching up again in New Hampshire due to ‘stealth omicron’ variant
After a brief reprieve from coronavirus surges, COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire are slowly rising again.The number of COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire has increased 55% over the last two weeks, according to state data.While stark, those numbers don’t... → Read More
Bill to stop handcuffing pregnant incarcerated women passes through House committee
A bill that would stop correctional facilities from using restraints on pregnant women in most circumstances was unanimously approved by the House Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday and needs one more affirmative vote from the full House of... → Read More
Longtime physical therapy practice to close
One of Concord’s few independent physical therapy providers, Foothills Physical Therapy, will soon close its doors after more than two decades.The practice’s three partners, Julie Dewdney, Maggie Donohue and Brigitte Cook, will each retire in... → Read More
Inside the Concord morgue – too many bodies, not enough pathologists
Dr. Jennie Duval spends most of her workday in the basement of Concord Hospital amongst corpses.As New Hampshire’s chief medical examiner, Duval is responsible for determining the cause of “sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths.”She performs... → Read More
More people at homeless shelter this winter, advocates report
Concord’s emergency winter shelter closed its doors for the spring on Thursday, marking the end of a year with high occupancy rates and continuing COVID-19 complications.The shelter served more than 4,000 people between December and April, about 500... → Read More
Bill would allow out-of-state therapists to practice in NH, launch new phase of telehealth
The pandemic stoked two major changes in the mental health profession – it shifted counseling online and it created an influx of patients. A bill could address both changes by making virtual counseling even more accessible by giving Granite Staters... → Read More
Department of Health changes COVID reporting metrics, may understate impact on hospitals
State health officials are changing the way they track COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Hampshire.Instead of posting the number of hospitalized people who tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement... → Read More
Mom succeeds in sending space-loving son’s ashes into orbit
Ever since Aaron Simonton could talk, he insisted he was an alien from space.In his childhood bedroom — which was painted dark blue with glitter to mimic the galaxy — he repeatedly told his mom, Cathy DiMaria Simonton, that he would return to outer... → Read More
New DCYF watchdog director nominated
Cassandra Sanchez, of Methuen, Massachusetts, will be the state’s second director for the Office of the Child Advocate if confirmed by the executive council.Gov. Chris Sununu nominated Sanchez Thursday to oversee the state agency responsible for child... → Read More