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East Hartford Pediatrician Surrenders License Rather Than Face State Charges For Illegally Prescribing Opioids, Med Board Fines Doc
By Kate Farrish RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE An East Hartford pediatrician who served a federal sentence for illegally prescribing oxycodone and failing to pay more than $177,000 in employee withholding taxes to the IRS has voluntarily…
No Longer A Pipe Dream: Connecticut In Line For $150m To Replace Lead Service Lines
By Jenifer Frank RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Melanie Stengel Photo. Joseph Lanzafame, New London’s Public Utilities director, on Pequot Avenue where an exploratory “test pit” was drilled. As soon as he heard that President Biden’s Bipartisan…
Winning Over Skeptics: More Police Departments Enlist Social Workers For Crisis Intervention
By Carol Leonetti Dannhauser RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Carol Leonetti Dannhauser Photo. Caitlyn Cimmino and Tina Marie James, both Milford Police Department social workers, have responded to calls concerning domestic violence, breach of peace, larceny and…
After Pentagon Reports Spike In Military Sexual Assaults, An Embattled CT Survivor Shares Her Story To Help Others
By Peggy McCarthy RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Cloe Poisson Photo. Linda Davidson was the victim of multiple sexual assaults while serving in the Air Force. Davidson is pictured in her home in Vernon. She is speaking…
The Healing Powers Of The Great Outdoors
By Erik Ofgang RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Melanie Stengel Photo. Herb Virgo, founder and director of the Keney Park Sustainability Project, encourages people to experience the healing powers of nature. When Herb Virgo spends time on…
After Stillbirth, Undocumented Woman Organizes Partnership To Help Others Find Better Care
By Harriet Jones RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Melanie Stengel Photo. Laura Garcia, at right, speaks to local women and passes out leaflets at a laundromat parking lot on Ely Avenue, Norwalk. She lost her baby and…
Med Board Fines Waterbury Doc $10,000, Reprimands Two Licenses
By Kate Farrish RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday reprimanded two doctors, including fining a Waterbury doctor $10,000 for inappropriately prescribing high doses of narcotics to a patient. In addition to…
The Unknown Puts Offspring At Risk Of Sickle Cell Disease
By Peggy McCarthy RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Luzibu Chevannes and her husband Boris are pictured in the living room of their West Hartford home surrounded by family photos, October 26, 2022. They have been married for…
Up To 10,000 CT Veterans Could Be Eligible For VA Benefits From Burn Pit Exposure
By Peggy McCarthy RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Up to 10,000 Connecticut veterans who haven’t been eligible for Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits will now qualify for them if they have medical conditions resulting from exposure to burn…
Race, Economics, Environment Continue To Drive State’s Asthma Disparities
By Erik Ofgang RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Melanie Stengel Photo. Maria Cotto, of East Hartford, says good morning to crossing guard Wendy Gabriel as she walks her grandson, Percy Diaz, 7, to school. Cotto, who has…
With 1 In 3 College Students Nationwide Facing Food Insecurity, Colleges Respond
By Elizabeth Heubeck RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE Melanie Stengel Photo. Leslie Argueta, who is earning a degree in human services, works at the Goodwin University food pantry. She’s also a client. Leslie Argueta is a 21-year-old…
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Rises After Spike In Reported Tics And Billie Eilish’s Reveal Of Her Childhood Diagnosis
By Michele Turk September 19, 2022 Bridget Phelan-Nelson was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at 16. She isn’t shy about discussing her condition with co-workers. As a fifth grader growing up in Stratford, Bridget Phelan-Nelson used to shout…
Ct Med Board Suspends Pulmonologist’s License For Sexually Inappropriate Exams, Fines Ophthalmologist $40,000
By Kate Farrish RECOMMEND TWEET EMAIL PRINT MORE The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday suspended the medical license of a Woodbridge pulmonologist for conducting sexually inappropriate examinations of two female patients and fined a West Hartford…
Access And Insurance Continue To Be Obstacles To Gender-Affirming Surgery
By Kate Farrish Melanie Stengel Photo. Lillian Maisfehlt received help with her insurance coverage appeals from the Office of Healthcare Advocate. Since coming out as transgender in 2015, Lillian Maisfehlt has spent $10,000 on electrolysis and…
Yale-Led Study Seeks To Transform Heart Disease Diagnoses In Women
By Peggy McCarthy Recommend Tweet Email Print More Karen Lombardi, a school instructional coach, had just taken an unruly child out of a classroom when she felt severe chest pains. She drove to Yale New…
Connecticut Med Board Disciplines Four Doctors, Fines Ophthalmologist $15,000 For Operating On Wrong Eye
By Kate Farrish Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board imposed disciplinary action against four doctors Tuesday, including fining a West Hartford ophthalmologist $15,000 for operating on the wrong eye and fining…
Rise In Food Insecurity Drives Innovative Strategies
By Elizabeth Heubeck Recommend Tweet Email Print More Chelsea French (right) carries a box of food into the pantry at TEEG (Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group) after a delivery from Foodshare as Carl Asikainen, (left) food…
Connecticut Officials Nixed Health Information Network Computer Software They Spent $20M Developing
By Christopher Hoffman Online doctor telemedicine, future technology trend patient consult doctor get prescription and medicine by online internet mobile tablet augmented reality, hospital health care science background iStock Photo. When Connecticut needed a computer…
Will New School Year Test New Haven Board’s Policy Aimed At Protecting Transgender And Nonconforming Students?
By Carol Leonetti Dannhauser Recommend Tweet Email Print More Carol Leonetti Dannhauser Photo. Alex Lopes, 16, a student at High School in the Community, and leader of the school’s Gender Sexuality Alliance, wants toilets and…