By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday dropped all charges against a former Fairfield doctor who illegally prescribed oxycodone because the doctor has voluntarily surrendered his medical license. Paul Bellofiore, 57, of…
By Adam Wisnieski There are 27 facilities in Connecticut that use such large quantities of hazardous chemicals that they are required to submit disaster response plans to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.About 170,000 people—roughly 5…
By Cara Rosner The overall number of “adverse events” reported by Connecticut hospitals declined in 2016, but sexual assaults more than doubled, according to a new state report.The Department of Public Health (DPH) report shows…
By Elizabeth Heubeck An ever-increasing number of women in the state are drinking to excess, state and federal data show.Statewide, female admissions to acute hospital emergency departments for alcohol-related reasons rose by 4.8 percent between…
By Cara Rosner The state Department of Public Health (DPH) has fined three Connecticut nursing homes for violations that injured residents or jeopardized their safety.Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain was fined $3,000 after staff…
By Peggy McCarthy Veterans’ mental health and housing improved when they accessed free legal services in a Veterans Affairs facility, according to a study of veterans in Connecticut and New York City.The more legal services…
By Kate Farrish The state Medical Examining Board Tuesday disciplined five doctors, including fining a Danbury obstetrician $5,000 for her lapses in care in connection with a baby girl’s death during delivery at Greenwich Hospital…
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing this week disciplined five nurses for cases involving alcohol or drug abuse, including one nurse who stole Fentanyl patches from nursing home patients.In a consent order…
By Cara Rosner Roughly 68,000 seniors and disabled residents will lose access to a Medicare financial assistance program January 1, when income eligibility requirements change under the newly enacted state budget.Currently, through the Medicare Savings…
By Cara Rosner Various violations that jeopardized patient safety, including several before and after a newborn died, have taken place in Connecticut hospitals, according to the most recent hospital inspection reports from the Department of…
By Colleen Shaddox When doctors and patients communicate well, research shows that patients are more likely to follow treatments, recover more quickly and are less likely to be the victims of medical errors.But with an…
By Cara Rosner The state has fined six nursing homes for various violations that jeopardized patient safety, including one in which a resident was struck by a nurse and others that resulted in residents suffering…
By Cara Rosner Consumers can begin shopping for 2018 health insurance through Access Health CT (AHCT) Wednesday, but will see sizeable price increases and have far less time to enroll than in previous years.Officials at the state’s…
By Sujata Srinivasan A few years ago, patient navigators at Project Access-New Haven set out to see if they could change the course of health care treatment for some Medicaid patients who frequently used emergency…
By Kate Farrish The Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined three nurses and one former nurse last week for cases involving drug use, theft, deceit and mental illness.After a hearing last Wednesday, the board voted…
By Laurie Tarkan The number of people diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease has increased in Connecticut as well as across the country, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.Though experts…
By Jodie Mozdzer Gil Connecticut’s rural residents die at higher rates than their city and suburban counterparts and a large percentage of those deaths may be preventable if better public health programs or better access…
By Cara Rosner 5 hours ago Millions of Americans will have a hard time falling or staying asleep tonight, and research says most of them will be women.“Insomnia is definitely more common in females, and…
By Kate Farrish The state Board of Examiners for Nursing disciplined eight nurses this week, including taking action against seven nurses who abused drugs or alcohol.The board revoked the license of Christine Tracy, a licensed…
By Cara Rosner There’s no denying it: most of us are stressed. Stress levels in the country are at their highest in at least a decade, research shows, and a recent American Psychological Association (APA)…