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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines 3-2 Tuesday to recommend two bills to expand and protect abortion rights be inexpedient to legislate.
Installation of NaloxBoxes in public locations along with other emergency devices, such as automated external defibrillators, can normalize access to naloxone, which can reduce the stigma often associated with opioid overdose.
CONCORD – Pro-life advocates shed tears, recited Biblical scripture, showed photos of abortions and baby onesies and outnumbered doctors and pro-choice advocates in testimony on a pair of bills related to abortion rights Thursday.
Advocates, health care providers, business organizations, cancer survivors, recovering addicts and patients of mental health services testified in support of a bill to reauthorize the state’s Medicaid expansion program permanently.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has contributed funds to the Strafford County Public Health Network (SCPHN) as part of a new pilot project for syringe disposal in Dover.
There are currently 14 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 380,210 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Legionnaire’s Disease Associated with Meredith Woods and Clearwater Campground in Meredith, NH.
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 538 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 15.
Senate Republicans voted to support a Parents Bill of Rights, declaring parents have a “fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children” and that no information about a child’s health and behavior can be withheld from them by a teacher or school without a compelling state interest.