‘We really were the losers in the whole thing’ – from billions in Sackler settlement, little goes to victims

Thursday, February 13, 2025Monday, April 11, 2022

In settlement negotiations with the Sackler family, states have tentatively agreed to a $6 billion payout, while a separate fund of $750 million was allocated to victims and survivors. Divided between all of the families impacted by opioid overprescribing, victims won’t get much, Scarpone said.

Temporary nurse wages skyrocket, leaving nursing homes and hospitals scrambling to staff facilities

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, October 24, 2021

Steve Ahnen, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, said hiring temporary nurses is quickly becoming a major expense for hospitals.

Third dose vs. booster: Doctors explain vaccine recommendations

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, August 28, 2021

Last week, the CDC announced that many Americans will soon be eligible for COVID-19 booster shots. Immunocompromised Americans are eligible for a third dose even sooner.

New budget offers hope for home-based elder care

Monday, September 23, 2024Saturday, July 3, 2021

Every week, about 18,000 hours-worth of requests for care go unanswered at Granite State Independent Living, due to a severe staffing shortage.

Q&A with state epidemiologist Ben Chan

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, March 6, 2021

It has almost been a year since COVID-19 upended nearly every aspect of everyday life. In those 12 months, so many epidemiological concepts — vaccines, virus variants and even spike proteins — have worked their way into our vernacular.

Pandemic baby bust taking hold in New Hampshire

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, February 22, 2021

The number of new births in New Hampshire seems to reflect these anxieties. In December of 2020, nine months after the state’s first stay-at-home order was announced, there were about 180 fewer births than the same period in 2019 and at least 100 fewer than any year since 2015, according to data from the NH Vital Records Information Network. These numbers may change as data is updated.

Small health practices inundated with vaccine questions

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Saturday, January 30, 2021

When the state was crafting their vaccination plan, she said it seemed like they had a specific kind of practice in mind— ones with modern glass architecture, armies of administrators to answer phones, and a team public relations specialists to advertise exactly how vaccination sign-ups were going to work.

Federal urging to speed up vaccinations could scramble New Hampshire’s plans

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, January 14, 2021

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services advised states to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process by releasing the doses they had originally held back for second shots.

7 new deaths at NH Veterans Home bringing total to 28 due to COVID-19 outbreak

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The New Hampshire Veterans Home reported seven new resident deaths over the weekend, bringing the total number of dead veterans to 28.

As outbreak continues, worries run high at home for veterans

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, December 7, 2020

Celeste Couture was shopping at Market Basket when she received a call from the N.H veterans home that her husband tested positive for COVID-19.

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