By Elizabeth Heubeck Photo by Melanie Stengel Sharon Lovett-Graff, the manager of the Mitchell branch of the New Haven Free Public Library, helps Lydia Anderson, 3, with the computer. In the background Laura Anderson helps…
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board has disciplined three doctors and fined them a total of $25,500 for lapses in the care of patients. The board, meeting in Hartford on July 16, reprimanded…
By Bonnie Phillips The state Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday revoked the licenses of three nurses and disciplined six others, mostly for alcohol and drug abuse violations. The board revoked the registered nurse…
By Cara Rosner Five nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for errors that endangered or injured residents. Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wallingford was fined $10,000…
By Cara Rosner 4 hours ago RecommendTweet EmailPrintMore CTPost.com Photo. Bridgeport Hospital paid a $150,000 fine to CMS earlier this year. Bridgeport Hospital has been sanctioned and fined $150,000 by the Centers for Medicare &…
By Elizabeth Heubeck Melanie Stengel Photo. Dr. Mary Jane Minkin in one of the examining rooms at 40 Temple Street. Every day an estimated 6,000 women in the U.S. reach menopause, a natural part of…
By Cara Rosner Four Connecticut nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) after inspections uncovered various violations, most of which caused injuries to residents. River Glen Health Care Center…
By Steve Hamm Steve Hamm Photo. In New London County, Dr. Paul Jourdrey and Trisha Rios are participating in a program that teams a physician with a recovery navigator to reach out to people who…
By Colleen Shaddox Wanda Perez considers the price and nutritional value of everything she puts in her shopping cart, as the New Haven woman relies on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries…
By Bonnie Phillips The Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday revoked the licenses of three nurses and disciplined six others. The board revoked the registered nurse (RN) license of Charlene Zikaras of Milford for…
By Cara Rosner With tougher standards, 48% of the state’s nursing homes—104 facilities—received a four- or five-star rating for staffing, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show. Thirty-nine nursing homes (19%)…
By Cara Rosner iStock Photo. The Yale study reported that having access to insurance can impact outcomes in cancer patients. The racial disparity between white and black cancer patients in accessing timely treatments has virtually…
By Sujata Srinivasan Shawn was 4 years old when he watched his dad, Jonathan Whaley, keel over at their doorstep from a gunshot wound to his back. He remembers the pool of blood, the paramedics,…
By Christopher Hoffman The legislative session began with Democratic lawmakers, advocates and state Comptroller Kevin Lembo all confident that a series of long-sought big ticket health care reforms — including a public option for small…
By Peggy McCarthy After being rejected twice, a Connecticut Army veteran has been awarded federal disability benefits for terminal brain cancer he contends was caused by exposure to open burn pits in Afghanistan. Peter Antioho,…
By Lisa Backus Getting to the hospital quickly after suffering a stroke improves your chances of survival, but in Connecticut there are areas where access to the top level of stroke care is limited, health…
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday disciplined five doctors, including fining a West Hartford psychiatrist $7,500 for prescribing excessive doses of Xanax and fining a Hamden ophthalmologist $7,500 for having a…
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday disciplined 10 nurses, including revoking the licenses of three nurses and imposing fines on two others. The board revoked the licensed practical nurse license…
By Peggy McCarthy Melanie Stengel Photo. Army Veteran Peter Antioho with his wife, Amy and son, Mark in their Berlin home. Antioho was exposed to black smoke from an open burn pit in Afghanistan. He’s…
By Christopher Hoffman Christopher Hoffman Photo A sign at the Health Care Action Day held May 1 at the state Capitol. While tolls, bonding and the budget have dominated this legislative session, a battle has…