By Lisa Backus Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board denied Wednesday the request of a Shelton physician to reconsider the December revocation of his medical license after he failed to attend…
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…
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
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.
Despite being marketed as a healthy, nutritious drink, some V8 juices are filled with sugar, an ingredient well known to be unhealthy in large amounts. According to a Dec. 7 federal lawsuit, V8 brand juices…
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…
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…
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
More Women Than Men Put Off Medical Appointments Due To Pandemic, Survey Finds
You might be tired of being lectured about getting vaccinated against Covid, but I’m going to suggest you consider another vaccine – for shingles.
Birth Control: Lots Of Options, But Scant Guidance
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
Connecticut Medical Board Criticized For Few Serious Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Accused Of Wrongdoing
Part of a CtWatchdog series on the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs. If you are at least 65 years or older, you’re probably being inundated with letters, postcards and TV ads urging you to…
Walmart Accused Of Selling J&J Talc-Based Baby Powder Even After Manufacturer Recalled It Because Of Its Link To Cancer
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…
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…