Health Care

For the past year, one team of Dartmouth Health pediatricians in Lebanon has helped inform patients about five local climate concerns: air quality, extreme heat, extreme weather, ticks and mosquitos, and mental health.

With a deadline fast approaching and a legislative fix seemingly off the table, a frustrated Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to arrange even deeper cuts to the hospitals than he initially offered.

The bill’s sponsors said it's meant to address complaints from physician assistants about the collaborative agreement form. The state's medical society opposes the bill.

The attack last month on Change Healthcare has delayed payments to providers and disrupted patient care.

The new program would monitor the way extreme heat, tick-borne illnesses, intense storms and other climate impacts are affecting people in New Hampshire.

The study looks at how PFAS exposure changes the way children respond to vaccines. Researchers are hoping to find participants between ages 4 to 8, and 11 to 15.

Expanding transitional housing is among the Department of Health and Human Services’ “Mission Zero” initiatives to address the state’s mental health crisis and eliminate long emergency room waits.

The bill would require parents’ permission for any medical and mental health care. Health care providers say it could prevent some teens from accessing substance use treatment and reproductive health care.

The New Hampshire Medical Society launched a new initiative this fall that coaches physicians on how to cope with their stress.

The CDC's report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.