LIFE GOES ON: How To Plan Your Own Funeral!
HOW TO PLAN YOUR OWN FUNERAL! “I don’t mind dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Woody Allen pretty much summed up the common attitude toward death. We know it happens…
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Most Doctors Lie To Patients About Their Prognosis And About Errors
written by Theresa Sullivan Barger Doctors admit it’s sometimes hard to give patients the truth about their prognosis. In fact, 55 percent of those who answered a nationwide survey said that they sometimes put a…
LIFE GOES ON: Letter To A Pedophile
LETTER TO A PEDOPHILE Whenever I work with a victim of sexual abuse or molestation, I encourage them to write a letter to their abuser. Often their anger, guilt, shame, and sadness are overwhelming. They…
East Hartford Doctor Accused of Raping Patient Suspended By State
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger The state Medical Examining Board voted unanimously Friday to suspend the medical license of an East Hartford internist charged with raping a patient in an examining room. Dr. Edwin A….
Tylenol Even In Small Doses Can Prove Fatal If Used Too Long
Acetaminophen – and its name brand form Tylenol is effective and safe, but if you take too much it can lead to acute liver failure. The British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology recently reported a study…
Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s Elderly Will Spur Job Growth for Aides
Connecticut’s long-term care “rebalancing” effort which aims to move elderly and disabled residents from institutional to home and community based care – a project that if successful could save taxpayers millions of dollars – is…
LIFE GOES ON : On Aging
On Aging Everyday, at least one of my patients mentions aging. In their 20’s, they feel they have it all and feel sorry for people in their 30’s. In their 30’s, they talk about their…
St. Francis Hospital Oncologist Fined
written by Theresa Sullivan Barger The state Medical Examining Board fined a St. Francis Hospital Cancer Center oncologist $5,000 Tuesday for accidently administering 29 doses of radiation to the left side of a patient’s mouth,…
Six Ct Nursing Homes Facing Penalties For Patient-Care Issues
Written by Lisa Chedekel A Cromwell nursing home faces a fine from the state Department of Public Health for failing to properly monitor the food and fluid intake of a resident whose weight plummeted, while…
LIFE GOES ON: All About ME
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I have suffered from an anxiety disorder since I was a teenager. Thankfully, I’m on the right medication and have a wonderful therapist. I haven’t had a panic attack in over a…
Granny Snatching: Process Of Dying Produces Endorphins That Cuts Pain And Appetite
I was speaking with a friend who works in elder care the other day, and got several surprises about the progression of life and death. I was relating the story of a woman I had…
LIFE GOES ON: A NEW WAY OF BEING
A NEW WAY OF BEING I can think of no better way to start 2012 than to pass on these anonymous words of wisdom. For those of you who may have missed this on…
Exercise Or Chiropractor Better Than Meds For Neck Pain
Most Americans suffer from neck pain at one time or another, and my guess is that most family doctors hand out muscle relaxing pills to relieve the pain. But research is showing that light exercise…
LIFE GOES ON: Weekends & Wednesdays
WEEKENDS & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Dear Doctor Kathleen, I am a divorced father of 2 little girls, ages 5 and 7. Fortunately, my ex-wife and I have an excellent relationship and work well co-parenting. The problem…
Granny Snatching: Connecticut’s Seniors Fared Well This Year
It is time to say goodbye to another year, with all of its successes and failures and the sometimes unsettling realization that we are all a year older too. Connecticut’s seniors have had a reasonably…
Ct Hospitals: Same Surgery, Much Different Rates
Written by Rob Gurwitt WebKazoo Graphic Each time John Dempsey Hospital performs a cardiac valve surgery, the hospital receives a median payment of $82,589 from Medicare – about $23,000 more than the median paid to…
Waterbury Group Home Cited For Improper Care
Written by Lisa Chedekel A Waterbury group home for people with severe psychiatric disabilities has been cited by the state for failing to provide proper care for two residents with past suicide attempts who injured…
LIFE GOES ON: What Will You Remember?
WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER? After the presents are unwrapped, the dinners are eaten, and the songs are sung, what will you remember about this holiday season? Was all the stress and worry necessary? “What should…
Suspicious Senior Deaths Rarely Investigated
(Andres Cediel/Frontline) by Chisun Lee and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Carl Byker, PBS “Frontline”Nothing, it seemed, was unusual about Joseph Shepter’s death. A retired U.S. government scientist, Shepter spent his final two years dwelling in…
Granny Snatching: Give Connecticut’s Elderly the Best of Yourself for the Holidays
If you only look at television advertising or listen to the radio version of those same ads you’d easily conclude that all is happiness at this time of the year – even husbands doing last…