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By DAVID BROOKS

A couple of recent events have created a really horrifying thought for me: “Oh my gosh, what if the cranks were right and I was wrong?!?”In this case the cranks – my term, not theirs – are the people who say fluoride shouldn’t be added to public...

By DAVID BROOKS

Tens of thousands of New Hampshire seniors will have to find new supplemental health insurance coverage next year because some companies, including Harvard-Pilgrim, Human and Ambetter, are pulling out of the Medicare Advantage business in the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Emily Shirlock has seen it all.From the heartbreak of losing a dear friend to suicide, enduring losses in the family and battling trauma during college, to confronting her struggles with her own mental health, her journey has been anything but...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The wait time across the state for inpatient psychiatric beds in emergency rooms has consistently remained under five days since January. This sign of improvement is one of the many metrics the state is now tracking more comprehensively with the...

By NICOLE CLEGG

Nicole Clegg is the interim CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) is facing a financial crisis unlike any we have experienced in our...

By NED HELMS

Ned Helms of Concord is former Commissioner of HHS and founding director of the Institute for Health Policy at UNH. As someone with over three decades of experience in healthcare, I’ve witnessed significant changes in our industry. We’ve made...

By JULIE STONE

Julie Stone, Vice President of Strategy for Granite VNA in Concord, Laconia & Wolfeboro. Our healthcare system is strained. While this is not breaking news, the impact that it continues to have on patient care is critical. At a time when hospital...

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Another case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, or EEE, has been detected in a horse, this time in Northwood, according to the state Department of Health.Epsom, as a result, raised its arboviral risk to moderate from low, the town said in an email...

By DAVID BROOKS

Moving results from the research world into the real world can be a real challenge but I think the challenge is hardest when the research concerns people’s health.It’s one thing to show that a medicine or treatment or practice helps patients in a lab...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Construction of New Hampshire’s first forensic psychiatric hospital is progressing steadily, with the state targeting an operational start by late 2026.This 24-bed hospital, located next to the existing New Hampshire Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

As construction progresses on the new 24-bed forensic psychiatric facility, designed to offer a secure and supportive environment for patients, the state is preparing to host an informative session this Thursday.The construction of the new forensic...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Parker Tirrell went down after a hard foul in front of goal in the second half of a girls’ soccer scrimmage Tuesday night, and she drew a much-needed penalty for her team while down 1-0.Tirrell played for Plymouth Regional High School in a friendly...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

After spending a week in Concord Hospital, Allan Clark transitioned to Merrimack County Nursing Home’s reopened short-term rehabilitation unit, where he was greeted by the home’s resident cat, Skeeter.Skeeter’s daily visits reminded Clark of his own...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS andSRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Just hours after a court hearing in Concord, 15-year-old Parker Tirrell, a transgender girl, was on her way to lace up her soccer cleats and join her teammates for girls’ soccer tryouts at Plymouth Regional High School on Monday night.A federal judge...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Editor’s note: A tentative agreement brokered Friday to allow a transgender Plymouth girl to temporarily practice on the girls’ soccer team has fallen through, according to two people familiar with the situation. Read an updated story here.Parker...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Parker Tirrell lives and breathes soccer. Iris Turmelle was looking forward to giving tennis and track a shot.Last week, both teenagers were informed by their schools that a new law passed by the legislature means they wouldn’t be allowed to play on...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Iris Turmelle leaned back in the car’s rear seat, letting the warmth of the July sun bathe her face as she headed to a sleepover at her friend’s house. But a text message from her mother, shattered that Friday afternoon, overwhelming her with anger...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Incarcerated individuals in New Hampshire will soon receive access to Medicaid 45 days before their release, which is a part of the state’s approval for expanded Medicaid coverage for mental health and substance use treatment services.“It’s a very...

By SOPHIE LEVENSON

In one way or another, everybody has seen the impact of mental illness.In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the truth in that became as clear as ever to Tom Dearborn. Not one to sit around and let the world work out its own problems,...

By NICK PERENCEVICH

Nick Perencevich is a semi-retired surgeon from Concord who served in various capacities for 17 years with the NH Board of Medicine, ending in 2019. Under the radar, House Bill 322 was recently signed by Gov. Sununu. Its purpose is “relative to...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A new report has found that girls in New Hampshire are twice as likely as boys to struggle with mental health.The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation report indicates that 50% of girls in the state suffer from mental health issues, including anxiety,...