Younger Women Often Ignore Early Heart Attack Signs
By: Cara Rosner Women between the ages of 30 and 55 tend to ignore early heart attack symptoms, which may be part of the reason more young women die from heart attacks than young men,…
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Yale Study: Could Smoking Cessation Drugs Also Curb Drinking?
By: Cara Rosner Yale researchers are exploring whether certain medications, including one sold to help smokers kick the habit, can help heavy drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume. Yale School of Medicine is…
Ct Legislature Asked To Raise Asset Level for Medicaid Spouses
By: Lisa Chedekel Allowing the spouse of a person in a nursing home to keep enough money to live on independently is, in many ways, a moral issue. But in a tight budget year in…
Bill Aims To Connect Female Veterans To Benefits, Services
By: Amanda Falcone U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Davis saw three combat zones during one tour of duty and dodged bullets just like her male comrades. Still, the Enfield resident says she’s never been…
Report: Special Training, Support Can Be Key To Infants’ Mental Health
By: Cara Rosner Tens of thousands of Connecticut infants and toddlers are at risk for social and emotional problems, and the professionals who interact with them most need mental health training in order to help…
Three Ct Nursing Homes Fined Following Lapses In Care
By: Cara Rosner Three Connecticut nursing homes have been cited and fined by the state Department of Public Health for violations, including two instances in which residents were physically injured. Wilton Meadows Health Care Center…
Connecticut Nurse Among Highest Prescribers In U.S.
By: Lisa Chedekel A Derby nurse practitioner was among the top 10 prescribers nationally of the most potent controlled substances in Medicare’s drug program in 2012 – an anomaly in a state where Medicare records…
Ct Med Board Drops Charges Against Doctor, Fines Others
By: Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday withdrew charges that a Putnam gynecologist had inappropriate physical and sexual contact with a patient because the doctor has agreed to stop practicing medicine. Dr….
Troubled Veterans Get Treatment, Not Jail
By: Peggy McCarthy Two programs that connect arrested veterans to treatment – rather than jail – report that many are getting their lives back on track. Some 81 percent of veterans in the program run…
School Arrests, Expulsions Decline But Racial Disparities In Discipline Exist
By: Cara Rosner The number of students suspended or expelled from schools has declined, as have in-school arrests, but minority students face disciplinary action more often than their white peers, according to a report released…
Report Raises ‘Significant Concern’ With Use Of Restraints, Seclusion In Ct Schools
By: Lisa Chedekel A 4-year-old boy identified with a developmental delay was physically restrained by school staff after he “threw (puzzle) pieces on the floor and across the room” while playing with a puzzle on…
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Common In CT Hospital Readmissions
By: Lisa Chedekel A black patient hospitalized for chest pain in Connecticut is 20 percent more likely than a white patient to be readmitted within 30 days after discharge. Similarly, a Hispanic patient hospitalized for…
Yale Study Finds 3D Mammography Decreases False Alarms
By: Magaly Olivero Three-dimensional mammography used in conjunction with conventional mammography reduced the rate of false alarms by more than a third compared to women who underwent traditional mammography alone, according to a new study…
Blood Collection Company Fined $25,000
By: Cara Rosner A New Jersey-based company that operated four blood collection facilities in Connecticut without the proper approvals has been fined $25,000 by state health officials. Accu Reference Medical Lab has acknowledged it ran…
DCF Steps Up Efforts To Prevent Child Deaths, With Foundation Help
By: Lisa Chedekel The state Department of Children and Families will increase oversight and services to families with parental substance abuse, mental health and other problems who are identified at “highest risk” of a young…
Ct Lawmakers Seek To Limit Use Of Shackles On Juveniles In Court
By: Karen Schmidt Concerns about the use of shackles on juveniles in court have prompted two lawmakers, Rep. Bruce Morris of Norwalk and Rep. Toni Walker of New Haven, to introduce legislation to limit the…
Residents’ Absences, Injuries Result In Connecticut Nursing Home Fines
By: Kate Farrish The state Department of Public Health has fined six nursing homes more than $1,000 each for incidents that included residents leaving the homes unattended and falls that resulted in injuries. On July…
Two Nursing Homes Cited After Resident Deaths
By: Kate Farrish Seven nursing homes were recently fined more than $1,000 each by the state Department of Public Health, including a Bridgeport home and a Hamden facility that were each cited in connection with…
New Generation Of Vets Has Higher Suicide Risk, Study Shows
By: Lisa Chedekel Justin Eldridge’s family will never fully understand why nothing seemed to ease the anguish of the young Marine and father of five, as he wrestled with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain…
Diabetes Takes Disproportionate Toll On Connecticut Hispanics And Blacks
By: Magaly Olivero Connecticut’s diabetes rate ranks lower than the national average, but Hispanics and African-Americans are more than twice as likely to have the disease compared with their white neighbors and are at greater…