Melissa In The Morning: Another Strain During The Holiday Season

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Melissa In The Morning: Another Strain During The Holiday Season

Cannabis retailer, Budr, is looking to open a new location at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport. Good idea or bad for surrounding businesses? We got perspective from Bridgeport Regional Business Council President, Dan Onofrio. (0:00)

Officials say a new COVID-19 variant is on the rise this holiday season. The CDC says cases of the new variant, been dubbed JN.1, now account for one in five new infections. We heard from Dr. Hussain about hospitalizations in Connecticut and what doctors are seeing. (13:44)

It’s the darkest time of the year, but it doesn’t have to be so depressing! Tom Andersen with Connecticut Audubon Society shares how birds and nature can turn your frown upside down this winter. (23:23)

It’s one of the most common, unenjoyable parts of pregnancy: morning sickness! Researchers have discovered what’s to blame for it. OB/GYN Dr. Daniel Gottschall explains the GDF15 hormone and why it’s creating such havoc in women at the start of pregnancy. (34:14)

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