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A new tool is examining child care availability in Connecticut. United Way of Connecticut's tool shows the actual number of offered child care spaces compared with those licensed. The hope is for parents to see how many of the actual slots are full or could be offered. ...
The unrelated incidents happened in Louisiana, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, a man accused of stealing a Virginia ambulance after being taken to the hospital for an earlier car crash has been found and arrested. Also in the news: An adult in Polk County, Florida, has measles.
The Minnesota Department of Health has officially added a test for Krabbe disease in their Newborn Screening Program.
(KMAland) -- Every state has been screening newborns for several decades, usually performing a heel-prick blood test, a hearing test and a heart check.
According to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, all 17 counties across the state don't have enough health-care professionals, including dentists. February is Children's Dental Health Month, and dentist Dr. Paul McConnell, dental director at UnitedHealthcare, said families don't have to sacrifice their children's dental health if they can't find a provider. ...