Written by Lisa Chedekel When the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs recently advertised a job opening for a veterans’ service officer, 73 veterans applied, many of them younger men and women who had served in…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Yale University Photo Ketamine regenerates synaptic connections. For a decade, scientists have been trying to explain why a single dose of the drug ketamine manages to do what typical antidepressants don’t:…
Written by Lisa Chedekel And Elizabeth Hamilton Juveniles in the Hartford judicial district who break the law are far more likely to be locked in a pre-trial detention center following arrests or referrals than juveniles…
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger A Westport plastic surgeon who is on probation and was fined $29,000 last year faces further sanctions following unannounced inspections of his center that found additional violations for lax management…
Written by Barbara Puffer The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate patents for two genes used to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer held by a…
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger The state Medical Examining Board voted Tuesday to require that people who perform colon irrigations fall under the scope of medical practice and should be licensed. The board had a…
Study Pushes Early Identification Of Kids’ Mental Health Problems Written by Lisa Chedekel Josue, 15, was born to a 12‐year‐old mother. Exposed to domestic violence and abuse, he struggled in school early on and received…
In lengthy inspection documents, DPH cited the agency for multiple lapses in care, including failing to properly notify patients when services were being reduced or terminated; failing to properly re-evaluate patients’ conditions; failing to maintain a contract for provision of physical, occupational and speech therapy services; and failing to maintain an adequate staffing ratio of supervisors to direct service staff. The agency had one clinical services supervisor responsible for overseeing 22 full-time caregivers; the state requires a ratio of one supervisor for every 15 employees.
CT Is “Hell-Yes’’ On Medicaid Written by Susan Campbell Governors in some of the states with the highest rate of uninsured people – including Louisiana, Texas, and Florida – insist they’ll opt out of the…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Connecticut has joined a $181 million consumer fraud settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, stemming from allegations the company improperly marketed the antipsychotic drugs Risperdal and Invega….
Written by Colleen Shaddox The national outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, is hitting Connecticut and has public health officials calling on residents to get vaccine boosters. Last year, there were 68 reported cases of…
Written by Kimberly Wilson At 17, Andrea Roman said she enjoys tanning for the cosmetic benefit. “I do it for the color,” she said. “I just like being tan.’’ On any given day, Roman is…
Written by Lisa Chedekel | Aug 17, 2012 12:23 pm Thirty-eight soldiers, including 26 on active duty, are believed to have killed themselves in July—the highest monthly tally since the Army began reporting suicides by…
Written by Magaly Olivero Residents in Hartford’s Northeast and Upper Albany areas lead shorter and sicker lives than people in the West End. African American and Hispanic males in New Haven’s poor neighborhoods are at…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Twenty-three Connecticut hospitals will forfeit Medicare funds in the next year under a new federal policy that penalizes hospitals with significant numbers of patients who are readmitted within a month of…
Written by Colleen Shaddox People nationally are smoking fewer cigarettes, but consumption of cheaper forms of tobacco is rising, especially among youth and young adults, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease…
A former Plainville physician whose license to practice medicine was revoked in December 2010 has been sentenced to a jail term for illegally prescribing narcotics and insurance fraud. Richard P. Luzietti, 39, of Plainville, pleaded…
Choking Death, Fractures Cited In Nursing Home Reports Written BY Lisa Chedekel Share this story with others.Seven nursing homes have been cited by the state Department of Public Health for lapses in care, including an…
Written by Lisa Chedekel In 2010 and 2011, Dr. Irene Abramovich of West Hartford was the state’s top prescriber of Invega, an antipsychotic medication marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals. She also was in the top five…
Written by Peggy McCarthy At 55, Stephen Norko says he was at “the lowest point’’ of his life. Homeless, unemployed, and feeling sick, the 17-year Navy veteran couldn’t get medical care at a VA hospital…