U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized after suffering a stroke over the weekend. His office says he is awake and alert, and doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery.

We bring you the latest on his condition and use this news as an opportunity to talk about strokes more broadly.

What are the early warning signs? What should you do if you or someone around you experiences symptoms? And why are doctors seeing more strokes among younger adults?

Plus, what does recovery from a stroke look like? We'll talk about what everyone should know when it comes to recognizing a stroke, getting help quickly and how to avoid a second stroke.

GUESTS:


Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter for Connecticut Public and CT Mirror


Sujata Srinivasan:Senior Health Reporter for Connecticut Public


Dr. Catherine Margaret Hosley: Neurologist and Vascular Neurologist and part of the Stroke Center Team at Hartford Healthcare


Dr. Richa Sharma: Associate Professor of Neurology at theYale School of Medicine and a vascular neurologist withYale Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven.

Dylan Reyes, Gene Amatruda, Chloe Wynne and Casandra Basler contributed to this episode. 

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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-11-01/chris-murphy-stroke-senator-ct">U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized after suffering a stroke</a> over the weekend. His office says he is awake and alert, and doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery.
We bring you the latest on his condition and use this news as an opportunity to talk about strokes more broadly.
What are the early warning signs? What should you do if you or someone around you experiences symptoms? And why are doctors seeing more strokes among younger adults?
Plus, what does recovery from a stroke look like? We'll talk about what everyone should know when it comes to recognizing a stroke, getting help quickly and how to avoid a second stroke.
GUESTS:
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Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/lisa-hagen-1">for Connecticut Public</a> and <a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/lhagen/">CT Mirror</a>
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Sujata Srinivasan: <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/sujata-srinivasan">Senior Health Reporter</a> for Connecticut Public
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Dr. Catherine Margaret Hosley: Neurologist and Vascular Neurologist and part of the Stroke Center Team at <a href="https://hartfordhealthcare.org/">Hartford Healthcare</a>
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Dr. Richa Sharma: Associate Professor of Neurology at the<a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/richa-sharma/">Yale School of Medicine</a> and a vascular neurologist with<a href="https://www.yalemedicine.org/specialists/richa-sharma">Yale Medicine</a> and <a href="https://www.ynhhs.org/physicians/richa-sharma">Yale New Haven Hospital</a> in New Haven.
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Dylan Reyes, Gene Amatruda, Chloe Wynne and Casandra Basler contributed to this episode. 
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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.