By Cara Rosner Roughly 68,000 seniors and disabled residents will lose access to a Medicare financial assistance program January 1, when income eligibility requirements change under the newly enacted state budget.Currently, through the Medicare Savings…
By Cara Rosner Various violations that jeopardized patient safety, including several before and after a newborn died, have taken place in Connecticut hospitals, according to the most recent hospital inspection reports from the Department of…
By Colleen Shaddox When doctors and patients communicate well, research shows that patients are more likely to follow treatments, recover more quickly and are less likely to be the victims of medical errors.But with an…
By Cara Rosner The state has fined six nursing homes for various violations that jeopardized patient safety, including one in which a resident was struck by a nurse and others that resulted in residents suffering…
By Cara Rosner Consumers can begin shopping for 2018 health insurance through Access Health CT (AHCT) Wednesday, but will see sizeable price increases and have far less time to enroll than in previous years.Officials at the state’s…
By Sujata Srinivasan A few years ago, patient navigators at Project Access-New Haven set out to see if they could change the course of health care treatment for some Medicaid patients who frequently used emergency…
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined three nurses and one former nurse last week for cases involving drug use, theft, deceit and mental illness.After a hearing last Wednesday, the board voted…
By Laurie Tarkan The number of people diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease has increased in Connecticut as well as across the country, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.Though experts…
By Jodie Mozdzer Gil Connecticut’s rural residents die at higher rates than their city and suburban counterparts and a large percentage of those deaths may be preventable if better public health programs or better access…
By Cara Rosner 5 hours ago Millions of Americans will have a hard time falling or staying asleep tonight, and research says most of them will be women.“Insomnia is definitely more common in females, and…
By Kate Farrish The state Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined eight nurses this week, including taking action against seven nurses who abused drugs or alcohol.The board revoked the license of Christine Tracy, a licensed…
By Cara Rosner There’s no denying it: most of us are stressed. Stress levels in the country are at their highest in at least a decade, research shows, and a recent American Psychological Association (APA)…
By Kate Farrish A son and mother who practice medicine in West Hartford were fined a total of $11,500 today by the state Medical Examining Board for prescribing high doses of opioids for patients without…
By Adam Wisnieski A New Britain couple, seriously hurt in a cellphone-related car accident on Route 8 in Harwinton, received a $1.3 million settlement in November. The previous year, a jury awarded a Torrington woman…
By Cara Rosner September 11, 2017 State health officials cited and fined eight nursing homes for various violations that resulted in lapses in care.The Reservoir in West Hartford was fined $2,360 after staff failed to…
By Kate Farrish The state Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined four nurses Wednesday, including two accused of abusing drugs or alcohol and two accused of lying about their credentials. The board reprimanded and fined…
By Cara Rosner 6 hours ago The number of low-income Connecticut children receiving dental sealants, a treatment to prevent tooth decay, has grown in recent years and the state’s participation rate outpaces the nation. In…
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board disciplined four doctors on Tuesday, including reprimanding and fining a prominent Norwalk plastic surgeon $2,500 for failing to keep adequate medical records. The medical license of the…
By Cara Rosner As the opioid epidemic deepens, Yale researchers say starting treatment with medication is the most cost-effective way to treat patients in hospital emergency departments. People with opioid addiction often seek treatment in…
By Gary Stoller As the federal government renews tests to determine how much glyphosate is in America’s foods, Connecticut environmental groups, organic farmers and a U.S. senator say it’s time to limit the use of,…