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Judge gives NH more time to end ER boarding of psychiatric patients
11-11-2024 4:01 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

A federal judge has again given the state more time to end its practice of holding mental health patients in emergency departments for prolonged periods.For over a decade, people held involuntarily for mental health treatment have faced lengthy waits...

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Could a measles outbreak come to NH? Some worry that uneven vaccine coverage puts the state at risk
05-07-2025 4:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Doctors, nurses and other health experts say that falling vaccination rates – and clusters of undervaccinated students in some communities – could leave the state more vulnerable.


Money set aside to help NH's opioid crisis could be steered elsewhere in the state budget
04-25-2025 10:00 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed diverting millions of dollars meant to address opioid addiction to help close the state’s budget gaps — alarming advocates who say it would upend a wide range of treatment, recovery and prevention programs.


Judge praises NH’s progress cutting down wait times for inpatient mental health care
04-04-2025 4:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

A federal judge says New Hampshire is making good progress toward eliminating wait times for inpatient mental health care.


Planned Parenthood says Trump officials froze family planning funding in NH, Maine
04-03-2025 11:02 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England says the Trump administration has frozen around $500,000 in family planning funds for its health centers in New Hampshire.


Executive Council moves forward with promotion for trans National Guard captain after delay
03-14-2025 12:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Republicans on New Hampshire’s Executive Council voted Wednesday to move forward with a promotion for a transgender National Guard captain, after previously holding it up for more than a month.


Big changes could be coming to Medicaid. NH families are bracing for the consequences.
03-13-2025 3:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Independence is everything to Justin Bonny. The 21-year-old lives at home with his family in Barrington and works at the Dover Housing Authority, helping out with after-school programs. He’s a drummer, and his passion is making music. What makes that possible is the in-home nursing and personal care he qualifies for through New Hampshire’s Medicaid program. Bonny has a genetic condition, an RYR1-related myopathy, that weakens every muscle in his body and can pose serious risks to his breathing.


Some Medicaid recipients would pay premiums under Ayotte’s budget plan
02-26-2025 4:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Some people who get their health insurance through Medicaid would have to start paying monthly premiums under Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposed budget.


Surge in flu activity is filling up New Hampshire hospitals
02-24-2025 4:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

A surge in flu cases is filling up New Hampshire hospitals and causing longer waits for some patients.


NH doctors warn against bill that could gut childhood vaccine-buying program
02-18-2025 3:28 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Doctors, nurses and other public health professionals are speaking out against a bill that would dismantle New Hampshire's universal childhood vaccine purchasing program, saying it would increase barriers to vaccination and put kids’ health at risk.


Federal funding cuts could imperil medical research, NH institutions warn
02-17-2025 4:30 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Leaders at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Health say planned cuts to federal research grants could undermine advances in cancer treatment, Alzheimer’s research, rural health and other areas of medicine.


Flu activity is high in NH
02-17-2025 9:00 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

New Hampshire health officials say the flu is widespread and circulating in every part of the state.


NH Medical Society speaks out against policy allowing ICE arrests at hospitals
01-26-2025 4:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

The New Hampshire Medical Society is speaking out against the Trump administration’s decision to allow immigration arrests at hospitals, saying it could deter patients from seeking care.


State approves Catholic Medical Center sale to HCA Healthcare
01-07-2025 3:05 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

State officials have cleared the way for HCA Healthcare to buy Catholic Medical Center, the latest in a series of hospital mergers and acquisitions reshaping New Hampshire’s medical landscape.The Manchester hospital says it’s struggling financially,...


Insurance dispute between Anthem and St. Joseph Hospital could impact thousands
01-03-2025 5:15 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Thousands of patients may have to switch to new health care providers, due to a contract dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.St. Joseph Hospital and Anthem, the state’s largest insurer, are at odds over how...


They needed psychiatric care. Instead, they died after confrontations with NH corrections officers.
12-16-2024 3:36 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Pat Borcuk still has three of her son Phillip’s drawings hanging on a wall of her house in Cornish — beautiful, black-and-white sketches of horses.He was a talented artist, she recalled, who liked to design tattoos for people. He didn’t do well...


Birth control appointments surge at NH Planned Parenthood clinics post-election
11-26-2024 8:52 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is reporting a surge of patients booking appointments for long-acting birth control since Donald Trump’s reelection earlier this month.The reproductive health care provider — which has 15 locations across New...


NH gun reform failed after hospital shooting. Advocates will try again in 2025.
11-17-2024 2:00 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

To families with loved ones at New Hampshire Hospital, Bradley Haas was more than a security guard. Many got to know him on a personal level while visiting the state-run psychiatric hospital in Concord, recalled Susan Stearns, executive director of...


Addiction is still a problem in NH. Here's how the candidates for governor plan to tackle it.
10-30-2024 8:06 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Sarah August developed an opioid addiction after being prescribed painkillers in her late 20s. She began using heroin after her doctor took her off the medication. Eventually, she decided to seek treatment. But it was hard to find the right option.“I...


Where the candidates for NH governor stand on abortion, IVF and reproductive care
10-23-2024 10:00 AM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Debates over the future of abortion policy in New Hampshire have shaped this year’s race for governor.Both Democrat Joyce Craig and Republican Kelly Ayotte say they’ll oppose any new restrictions on abortion. Both have also, in campaign ads, invoked...


NH hospitals face shortage of IV fluids, but say patient care is unaffected
10-04-2024 6:30 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

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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