By: Kate Farrish A West Hartford nursing home has been fined $1,160 in connection with a March incident in which one resident had a violent outburst after being accused of sexual assaulting another resident. The…
By: Lisa Chedekel Twenty-four of Connecticut’s 31 hospitals will face Medicare penalties in the fiscal year starting in October, in the second round of the federal government’s push to reduce the number of patients readmitted…
“Close the Back Door” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Inside Room 101 at Emerald Hills, a covert campaign was under way in the fall of 2008. Potentially…
“A Sinking Ship” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica On Sept. 30, 2008, an employee at the Emerald Hills assisted living facility in Auburn, Calif., made an entry in a company…
“They’re Not Treating Mom Well” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica, in collaboration with When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20 p.m., Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on…
“The Emerald City” by A.C. THOMPSON, ProPublica and JONATHAN JONES, special to ProPublica in collaboration with Joan Boice needed help. Lots of it. Her physician had tallied the damage: Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis,…
By: Susan Campbell | August 6, 2013 When it comes to alcohol advertisements, we could use an agreement similar to the one we have with Big Tobacco. But let’s put some punch behind it. Children…
By: Karen Schmidt Low-income mothers in New Haven who can’t afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean and dry are more likely to report trouble coping with stress, depression or trauma, according to a…
By: Magaly Olivero Connecticut was among 29 states nationwide to earn an “F” from health advocates for lacking consumer-friendly laws that help residents compare actual prices for health care procedures and services. “There is no…
By: Kate Farrish The state Department of Public Health will monitor a Bridgeport surgical center for two years in connection with flaws inspectors found in record-keeping, cleanliness, radiology, fire safety and post-surgery care. Under a…
By: Lisa Chedekel In the 1970s, after investigators reported that more than 70 percent of air crashes involved human error, the aviation community worked with psychologists to develop a training protocol to improve teamwork, decision-making…
Defendants Must Have Appropriate Scientific Support for Pesticide and Drug Claims Two marketers of unproven cedar oil-based remedies for bed bugs and head lice have agreed to enter into settlements with the Federal Trade Commission…
Written By: Susan Campbell After Adam Lanza broke Connecticut’s heart last December, speculation about what made him do it ran the gamut from easy access to guns to the shooter’s difficulty dealing with peers. Some…
Written By: Kate Farrish A Westport plastic surgeon who is on probation and was fined $29,000 in 2011 has had his center’s license temporarily suspended after state inspectors found several new violations, including rusty equipment…
Written by Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Jennifer LaFleur A screen shot of Bystolic’s website. This story was co-published with NPR. When the blood pressure drug Bystolic hit the market in 2008, it faced a…
By: Lisa Chedekel Connecticut has become a national leader in a “critical but quiet revolution” in policies to reduce youth incarceration, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Juvenile Justice Network and the…
Written By: Colleen McKown and Lisa Chedekel When Said Nedlouf’s wife, Mary, was terminally ill with metastatic breast cancer in late 2006, Nedlouf was willing to do anything to save her. He found Dr. Jarir…
Written By Kate Farrish A Durham nursing home has been fined $2,000 for lapses in patient care in connection with an outbreak of viral respiratory illnesses at the home in April, in which four patients…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to invalidate a Utah company’s long-held patents on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is expected to result in the test being more accessible to women, at a…
By: Barbara Nagy Health care reform, new Wall Street regulations and outrage over large pay packages are likely to put pressure on compensation for health insurance executives. But it doesn’t seem to have happened yet….