By Sujata Srinivasan Purdue Pharma, in bankruptcy and embroiled in thousands of lawsuits for its role in the opioid crisis, paid Connecticut doctors and nurse practitioners $394,662 in 2018, a slight drop of 9% from…
By Jenifer Frank A total of 1,665 Connecticut children under age 6 had lead poisoning in 2017, a drop of almost 17% from the year before and the largest one-year decrease in five years, according…
By Carol Leonetti Dannhauser “Potentially preventable” cancer deaths plunged in Connecticut over the last decade, according to a federal study, with two rural counties, Litchfield and Windham, experiencing a nearly 49 percent decrease, the best…
By Colleen Shaddox Colleen Shaddox Photo. Gail Williams, now 60 and living in New Haven, was 15 when her mother died of a heart attack and she became her family’s caregiver. Gail Williams was 15…
By Cara Rosner Fourteen Connecticut hospitals are being penalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), losing 1% of their Medicare reimbursements this fiscal year for having high rates of hospital-acquired infections and…
By Peggy McCarthy Carl Jordan Castro Photo. For months Tania Rodriguez, 48, and her daughters Charlotte and Caroline were living in shelters. She now has a new home thanks to New Reach, a nonprofit that…
By Cara Rosner Nearly 40% of preschool-aged children nationwide have never had a vision screening, new data suggests, and there are disparities in who has been tested. During 2016 and 2017, only 63.5% of children…
By Lisa Backus The state Medical Examining Board voted Tuesday to discipline two physicians including issuing a $7,500 fine and one-year probation to a Weston doctor who prescribed opioids to six people without discussing pain…
By Bonnie Phillips The state Board of Examiners for Nursing on Wednesday disciplined four nurses for drug use and other violations. The board placed the LPN license of Ashley E. Lambert of Thompson on probation…
By Christine Woodside Christine Woodside Photo. Jamie Cantori, a research assistant at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, checks the ticks that have attached to the white cloth she dragged through the underbrush at Lord Creek…
By Cara Rosner Six nursing homes have been fined by the state for violating a resident’s privacy, verbally abusing a resident and for violations that resulted in residents’ injuries. Whitney Center in Hamden was fined…
By Cara Rosner 3 hours ago RecommendTweet EmailPrintMore Carl Jordan Castro Photo. Jessica Racco gives Oliver his two Peanut M&Ms, part of his daily “maintenance dose,” after undergoing an allergy desensitization process. For Oliver Racco,…
By Cara Rosner The number of “adverse events” occurring at Connecticut hospitals rose 7% in 2018, compared with the previous year, with a growing number of patients suffering serious injury or death associated with falls,…
By Lisa Backus Carl Jordan Castro Photo. Jesus Manuel Gomez and his son, Jeremías, in front of their Bridgeport home. While working as a dishwasher, Gomez said his work schedule was unpredictable and made it…
By Cara Rosner A hysterectomy performed on a patient based on a faulty test result, and the death of two patients after failing to receive necessary monitoring or medication, failure to immediately investigate a complaint…
By Cara Rosner Three nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) for violations that include posting a video on social media of a resident in a wheelchair asking for…
By Bonnie Phillips The state Board of Examiners for Nursing last week revoked the licenses of three nurses and disciplined four other nurses, mostly for drug or alcohol abuse. The licensed practical nurse (LPN) license…
By Elizabeth Heubeck Melanie Stengel Photo Dr. Anna Tirado talks with patient Denzil Benton before her exam. Over the past 20 years, Connecticut women with cognitive or physical disabilities have found their way to the…
By Kristina Tedeschi Wayne One recent evening at Middletown’s Russell Library, a group of young millennials sat around a table in an out-of-the-way spot, sharing their experiences of debilitating depression and anxiety. “I think you…
By Lisa Backus The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday disciplined two physicians with fines of $10,000 or more, including a Stamford doctor for a lack of documentation while prescribing to employees. The board also…