BY Lisa Chedekel In a controversial move, state officials are allowing a Greenwich physician who is registered as a sex offender to resume his medical practice in Connecticut.In a recent decision, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board,…
by Michael Grabell A sign at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint instructs passengers about the use of the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The…
by Charles Ornstein A poster for the Boston Scientific drug-coated stent at a conference in 2006. Boston Scientific is one of the biggest funders of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. (Thomas S. England/Bloomberg via…
by Marian Wang Image by www.e-magineart.com Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia [1], according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector…
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I was married for 60 years to the most wonderful man I’ve ever known. He was my best friend and we did everything together. He passed away suddenly 5 months ago and…
The Masonicare Health Center of Wallingford has agreed to pay a civil settlement of $447,776 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. In a press release,…
That is right. According to Steve Vernon of MoneyWatch.com, there a few things you can do to live longer and enjoy those years more. Three of them are having more sex, eating chocolate and drinking…
If your work has you stressed out you might want to check out this story on CNBC on the least stressful jobs. “If you feel overwhelmed by your job — you’re not alone. Job pressure…
For the millions of Americans suffering from genital herpes, the latest study shows that not only do many people don’t know they have it, but its easy for even those to transmit it to their…
FROM EEYORE TO TIGGER DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am a worrier. I usually have 3 or 4 problems running through my mind every day. It’s exhausting! Most of the stuff I worry about never even…
The state Department of Public Health has found three members of its own Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the panel charged with regulating and disciplining chiropractors in Connecticut, in violation of a state law intended to…
Ct Attorney General George Jepsen and attorneys general in 36 other states, Thursday announced a record, $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, of Delaware, arising from alleged improper marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel….
CHARLIE SHEEN – THE MEDIA STRIKES AGAIN Several weeks ago, I wrote a column called “NARCISSISTIC POLITITIANS AND THE MEDIA.” I wrote, “Mental illness is a disease of the brain. It is a PHYSICAL disease…
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am so worried about my son. He is 18 and will graduate from high school this year, and he should be applying to colleges. No matter what I say, he refuses…
“Nationally, when a patient shows up at a hospital for medical imaging for a chest or abdominal malady, the chances that he or she will need a “combination” CT scan, which entails an excess radiation…
It is no revelation that as people age their eyesight often deteriorates, with vision losses ranging from simply needing stronger eyeglass lenses to more serious afflictions such as cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. But one…
by A.C. Thompson, Mosi Secret, Lowell Bergman and Sandra Bartlett Feb. 1, 2011, 12 a.m. Watch Frontline’s documentary [1] produced in conjunction with this story tonight. (Check local listings. [2]) And listen to NPR’s All…
“Four LabXpress facilities have been ordered closed and the owners fined for operating without a state-issued license,” according to Connecticut Health I-Team. Operations in New Britain, Manchester, Wethersfield and West Hartford were ordered closed by…
by Robin Fields ProPublica, Dec. 28, 2010, 9:36 a.m. Valerie Prenkert is haunted each time she thinks of the small Northern California clinic where her mother got dialysis. At the start of a treatment on…
by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Jan. 19, 2011, 2:53 p.m. UC Denver (wools/Flickr) The University of Colorado Denver and its affiliated teaching hospitals have launched an overhaul of conflict of interest policies after…