Calls To Rethink The War On Opioids
By Steve Hamm Recommend Tweet Email Print More When three 13-year-old boys were sickened by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl at a Hartford middle school on Jan. 13, it was a shocking reminder of the…
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Safety Net For Neglected Older Teens Can Be Difficult To Secure
By Theresa Sullivan Barger Emily Hendricks, 18, sits on the bed in her apartment in a transitional living home in Meriden, December 7, 2021. Photo by Cloe Poisson Emily Kendricks, 18, is now living in…
Connecticut Hospitals Cited For Infant Injuries, Wrong Site Surgeries, Dusty Operating Rooms
Connecticut Hospitals Cited For Infant Injuries, Wrong Site Surgeries, Dusty Operating Rooms
Connecticut Fines Two Doctors After Bristol Hospital Patient Dies Of Sepsis
The state Medical Examining Board today issued $5,000 fines to three physicians including two Bristol Hospital Emergency Department doctors who failed to diagnose and treat a patient with sepsis who later died.
Connecticut Med Board Revokes Doctor’s License, Fines Four Others
By Lisa Backus Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board last month revoked the license of a Shelton physician who failed to attend required mental health therapy sessions and fined four physicians…
Home Births Rise In Connecticut As Pandemic Prompts Women To Seek Alternatives To Hospitals
By Harriet Jones Recommend Tweet Email Print More Midwife Carolyn Greenfield with client Cameron English at her Rocky Hill office. They are hearing the baby’s heartbeat for the first time.. English is from Middletown. Melanie…
With Medical Bills Soaring, Nonprofits, Crowdfunding, Payment Plans Offer Some Debt Relief
By Sujata Srinivasan Recommend Tweet Email Print More In February, Lori Dingwell of Waterbury tested positive for COVID-19. She says she has yet to recover fully. The 53-year-old has seen her primary care physician, a…
As Congress Moves To Change Military Sexual Assault Prosecutions, Attacks Continue To Haunt Survivors
As Congress Moves To Change Military Sexual Assault Prosecutions, Attacks Continue To Haunt Survivors
More Women Than Men Put Off Medical Appointments Due To Pandemic, Survey Finds
More Women Than Men Put Off Medical Appointments Due To Pandemic, Survey Finds
Connecticut Med Board Suspends Doctor’s License For Failing To Follow Probation Orders
Connecticut Med Board Suspends Doctor’s License For Failing To Follow Probation Orders
Birth Control: Lots Of Options, But Scant Guidance
Birth Control: Lots Of Options, But Scant Guidance
Medicare Penalizes 26 Connecticut Hospitals For High Readmission Rates
By C-HIT Staff Recommend Tweet Email Print More Twenty-six Connecticut hospitals will lose some of their Medicare reimbursement payments over the next year as penalties for having too many readmitted patients, new data from the…
Eating Disorders Among Veterans Attributed To Trauma, Military Weight Requirements
Eating Disorders Among Veterans Attributed To Trauma, Military Weight Requirements
Connecticut Medical Board Criticized For Few Serious Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Accused Of Wrongdoing
Connecticut Medical Board Criticized For Few Serious Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Accused Of Wrongdoing
Connecticut Doctor Who Issued False COVID Vaccine Exemptions Surrenders License
Connecticut Doctor Who Issued False COVID Vaccine Exemptions Surrenders License
Wet Summer Raises Risk Of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses In October
By Christine Woodside Recommend Tweet Email Print More With mosquito levels at the highest in 20 years, three mosquito-borne illnesses are most dangerous to humans in October after being passed from birds to mosquitoes over…
Data Show Decrease In Prison Sex Abuse Reports, But Survivor Advocates Say Fear And Ambivalence Persist
By W. Tanner Bryant and Jodie Mozdzer Gil Recommend Tweet Email Print More For eight months in 1995, LaResse Harvey says, she was held as a sex slave by her cellmate at York Correctional Institution…
Connecticut Doctor’s License Suspended For Providing Vaccine, Test And Mask Exemptions Without Knowing Patients
Connecticut Doctor’s License Suspended For Providing Vaccine, Test And Mask Exemptions Without Knowing Patients
Children And Adolescents Struggling With Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout
By Jenifer Frank One day in early March 2020, just as the pandemic was gaining momentum, sixth-grader Carolina Martinez-Nava was heading to the school cafeteria when she saw her sister coming down the stairs, looking…
Connecticut Physicians Accused Of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation Will Be Investigated
Connecticut Physicians Accused Of Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation Will Be Investigated