The Sunday New York Times is chuck full of great information which I read weekly – especially since the Wall Street Journal doesn’t publish on Sundays. There were three items on health which I found…
THE 3/4 LIFE CRISIS We’ve all heard about the mid-life crisis. But there is also what I call THE ¾ LIFE CRISIS. OK, so you’re 60+and starting to feel OLD. You may be…
The aging of the population brings its own set of medical problems and foremost among these is the increased likelihood of disability due to diseases or other causes. Although care for the elderly and care…
Here’s the problem. It’s MOTHER’S DAY. Hallmark Card moments. Television commercials recommending hearts and flowers. Beautiful gifts. But, what if you don’t have a great relationship with your mother? What if your mother has abused/neglected/disappointed…
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am 28 years old and my boyfriend of 1 year is 33 and has been divorced. We are about to be engaged but I worry that we could get divorced too….
Call me a curmudgeon, but is anyone else annoyed by the proliferation of hospital advertising? You literally cannot open a newspaper or turn on the radio or TV without being bombarded with advertisements for hospitals…
WHAT IS CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, is a method of psychotherapy that enables one to deal with negative feelings and behaviors by tackling issues that cause discomfort in daily life. Let me take you…
The state Legislature has approved a bill that would provide terminally ill people with the option of receiving hospice care in a special facility. It awaits the signature of Gov. Dannel Malloy. Proponents of the…
Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final an order with CVS Caremark settling charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including drugs used to treat…
The state Legislature bailed out Gov. Dannel Malloy’s efforts to force unionization on day care and home care workers for the disabled and elderly, but that doesn’t mean the issue is decided. State Sen. Joe…
K.I.S.S. – KINDNESS IS SO SIMPLE Imagine two people in an argument. You can see them but you can’t hear their words. One is animatedly gesturing, appears to be yelling, and is making severe facial…
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…
TODAY AND TOMORROW Are you lonely? Loneliness comes in many forms. Isolation, social phobia, self-imposed retreat, lack of family or friends. The happiest people have a sense of community within their families, friends, neighborhoods, churches,…
In April Connecticut officially abolished the death penalty for people convicted of murder, making it the 17th US state to do so, even though a majority of state residents wanted to keep it intact. But…
JAPAN Part 2: CONVERSATIONS IN THE NOW In last week’s column, Japan Part 1: LIVING IN THE NOW, I wrote about letting go of the need to know the future. I learned that children…
Five nursing homes have been cited and fined by the Department of Public Health for patient care lapses, including an incident at Aurora Senior Living of Cromwell in which a resident with eating problems died…
Written by Lisa Chedekel Two Connecticut physicians charged with misconduct—in one case, related to sex crimes, the other related to drugs—have lost their right to practice medicine in New York State. Earlier this month, the…
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…
JAPAN: Part 1: LIVING IN THE NOW I just returned from Nara Japan where I visited my pen pal, Yumiko (since 1978) and her family for my fourth time. They live in a valley of…
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…