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Christ Church to Host Free Parenting Talk: “Living in an Age of Anxiety and Finding Hope”

Anxiety was already a crisis pre-covid, but the pandemic has increased it exponentially, especially for students. It’s not only challenging for them but their families as well. Why are they anxious? It can be about their performance, how they are being perceived, social media, their bodies, isolation, and more. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich United Way Partners with Greenwich Hospital to Build Adolescent Behavioral Health Outpatient Program

Greenwich United Way’s initial contribution is the first step toward construction of the facility. This capital is a crucial step toward building the community’s first behavioral health program designed for young people ages 12 to 18. Continue Reading →

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US Navy Honors Hyperbaric Medicine Physician for Treating Covid Long-Haulers

U.S. Navy recruiter John Meehan of Southbury presented Dr. Wainwright with a commendation signed by the U.S. Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Recruiting Command for going above and beyond to treat Meehan when others could not. Meehan underwent 60 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, each two-and-a-half hours long, five days a week. Continue Reading →

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Winter is the Best Time to Test for Radon: Discounted Testing Available through February

Because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay its health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in their homes. Over 10 years of radon testing, half of the homes tested in Greenwich had a radon in air level above the EPA action limit of 4.0 pCi/L. Radon, if discovered, can be remediated by qualified contractors inexpensively.” – Michael Long, Greenwich Health Dept Continue Reading →

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