The Connecticut General Assembly passed two important bills late last night that will help protect condo owners as well as make condo associations more democratic. The two bills – 5511 and 5536 – have been…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Health disparities between blacks and whites in categories including maternal deaths and advanced-stage breast cancer diagnoses are worsening, while only a handful of disparities related to race, ethnicity or income showed…
Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury said Tuesday it would soon notify patients whose privacy was invaded when a teacher at nearby Naugatuck Valley Community College showed radiology technician students their x-rays and names. Hospital spokesman…
Copyright CtWatchdog.com 2012 A Naugatuck Valley Community College instructor used patients’ X-rays from nearby Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury as teaching tools, without permission from the patients, many of whom were identified by name, date…
Much attention has been given to home mortgage defaults and the huge credit cards that most Americans still have to deal with. As high school seniors and their parents focus on college and college costs,…
If you think that security searches for pen knives and razor blades is a waste of money and your time, you have agreement from the man who should know: The former administrator of the Transportation…
For years many have suspected that tanning beds can cause skin cancer. But now a study by Mayo Clinic researchers claims that between 1970 and 2009 they found a huge spike in skin cancer. “Published…
It is not just the young who are saddled with billions of dollars of student debt, but those in their 60s. “New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60…
As a former owner of two time shares from my younger, ignorant years, I am stunned by the latest statistics on the industry and the poor owners who are trying to sell theirs for $1….
While 20 percent of antibiotics are prescribed for sinus infections, the latest study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that they simply don’t help. “Patients don’t get better faster or have…
Thousands of consumers who got sucked into buying timeshares are trying to dump them to stop the steep annual maintenance fees on properties that are no longer attractive to them. Knowing there are these desperate…
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission slams the nation’s credit bureaus for upselling identity theft prevention services when victims call looking for help. The report found that consumers face frustrating voice mail systems…
It has not been a great year for financial giant Goldman Sachs. First, one of its lower-level executives writes a nasty tell-all goodby note for the New York Times, and this weekend the same newspaper…
“A condominium owner in Stratford has been told by her condo association that she must remove the mezuzah from her doorpost,” according to the Jewish Ledger. “The California Condo Association has asked condo owner Barbara…
Just a couple of days later than we thought, www.CtTalking.com, launched today as a forum where serious conversations can take place among Connecticut residents, about crucial issues we face. The new website is jointly owned…
“A New York trial judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought against New York Law School by nine alumni who claimed the school misrepresented its graduates’ success in finding legal jobs,” CtLawTribune reported today….
The reality of lack of savings is forcing more younger boomers to turn to untapped equity in their homes to pay their bills. According to a new report by MetLife, a larger percentage of boomers…
Just to close the loop on my lawsuit against The Courant and The Tribune, where I spent 40 years as an investigative reporter, federal court reporter, business editor and investigative consumer columnist. I and my…
Unless it has reruns, I always learn something new on 60 Minutes. Last night it was about a breakthrough teaching method for math, one of the toughest subjects for most people. Developed by Sal Khan…
U.S. Reps. John Larson (D-Hartford) and Steve Israel of New York are introducing legislation “to move Election Day from the first Tuesday in November to the first full weekend of that month in an effort…