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Zoey Knox/NHPRSince 2017, at least two men with serious mental illness have died in the psychiatric unit of the New Hampshire State Prison, after being restrained face down by corrections officers. The state maintains the cases are fundamentally different. But advocates say they reflect long-running problems with how the state cares for people in its custody. -
PeterHermesFurian/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphotoAn unidentified illness has claimed lives in DRC. Investigators are on the scene to determine what it is — and how much of a threat it poses locally and globally.
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A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s. -
The state will now have until the end of March 2025, after a judge pushed the deadline back a second time. -
NHPR’s Rick Ganley spoke with Randy Stevens, the Executive Director of Hope for New Hampshire Recovery about what’s working and what more could be done to help people with substance use disorders. -
There are more options on New Hampshire’s individual market this year, thanks to the addition of a new insurer. -
Neither Joyce Craig nor Kelly Ayotte has released a detailed plan for addressing substance use, though they have outlined some policy ideas. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Chinburg Management in the case. -
The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis. -
After discussing health care at NHTI in Concord, NH, President Biden brought up the 2024 election contest between his Vice President, Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. -
President Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are set to speak on health care, according to the White House. -
The planned 144-bed facility was a major part of the state’s plan to fix its mental health system and end waitlists for inpatient care.
