70-Hour Work Weeks, Sleeping In A Car: Personal Care Assistants Struggle To Care For Themselves
70-Hour Work Weeks, Sleeping In A Car: Personal Care Assistants Struggle To Care For Themselves
Churches And Health Care Align To Offer Trusted Space For Addiction Treatment
By Harriet Jones Recommend Tweet Email Print More Melanie Stengel Photo. Margaret Lancaster, health program coordinator at Ledge Light Health District and Rev. Jack E. Madry, pastor of Madry Temple Church, discuss the opioid crisis…
Neuriva’s Brain Supplement, Plugged By Jeopardy Co-Host Mayim Bialik, Is Now Paying Its Customers $8 Million For False Advertising
Neuriva’s Brain Supplement, Plugged By Jeopardy Co-Host Mayim Bialik, Is Now Starting To Pay Its Customers $8 Million In It’s Settlement Of False Advertising Claims
Connecticut Reports More Than 1,000 Children Were Poisoned By Lead In 2020
By Jenifer Frank Recommend Tweet Email Print More More than 1,000 Connecticut children under age 6 were reported poisoned by lead in 2020, according to a report released this week by the state Department of…
Connecticut Revokes Doctor’s License For Second Time
By Lisa Backus Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board revoked the Connecticut medical license of a physician for a second time Tuesday after he failed to follow the terms of reinstatement…
Similac Sued Alleging That It’s Infant Formula Is Unsafe For Babies
Similac Sued Alleging That It’s Infant Formula Is Unsafe For Babies
Myriad Genetics Prequel Prenatal Screening Tests: Allegedly Incorrect Most Of The Time
Myriad Genetics claims its Prequel Prenatal Screening tests are almost 100 percent accurate in determining if a fetus has potential serious medical or mental issues. But a February California federal lawsuit claims that in 85…
Advocates Applaud Extension Of Connecticut Postpartum Medicaid Eligibility
By Harriet Jones Recommend Tweet Email Print More Dr. Veronica Maria Pimentel, who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, recalls a patient who suffered a stroke soon after delivering her…
Breast Binders: A Survival Tool In Transgender Community Are In High Demand
By Carol Leonetti Dannhauser Recommend Tweet Email Print More Oliver Przech, a high school junior, started wearing a binder in eighth grade. Before wearing a binder, he spent months researching, trying to make sense of…
Migraine Sufferers Now Have Access To Revolutionary New Treatment
Migraine Sufferers Now Have Access To Revolutionary New Treatment
Madison Reed Haircare Products Allegedly Cause Hair Loss And Scalp Irritation
A federal lawsuit is accusing Madison Reed of falsely claiming that its hair color products are less harsh than those manufactured by some other companies. “In delivering its healthful product messaging, Defendant has touted, and…
Covid: Surging Behavioral Health Care Needs For Children Put Strain On School Social Workers
Covid: Surging Behavioral Health Care Needs For Children Put Strain On School Social Workers
Connecticut Med Board Fines Doc $5,000 And Suspends Physician Assistant License
By Lisa Backus Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board issued a $5,000 fine and a reprimand to an orthopedic surgeon who operated on the wrong knee of a patient in 2018…
Feds Start Investigation Into Private Student Loans Made By For-Profit Colleges
Feds Start Investigation Into Private Student Loans Made By For-Profit Colleges
Tylenol Falsely Claims Some Of Its Medicine Is Non-Drowsy
Tylenol Falsely Claims Some Of Its Medicine Is Non-Drowsy
Covid Lockdowns, Remote Learning Contribute To Surge In Childhood Obesity
Covid Lockdowns, Remote Learning Contribute To Surge In Childhood Obesity
Connecticut Denies Request To Reconsider Revocation Of Shelton Doc’s License
By Lisa Backus Recommend Tweet Email Print More The state Medical Examining Board denied Wednesday the request of a Shelton physician to reconsider the December revocation of his medical license after he failed to attend…
Calls To Rethink The War On Opioids
By Steve Hamm Recommend Tweet Email Print More When three 13-year-old boys were sickened by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl at a Hartford middle school on Jan. 13, it was a shocking reminder of the…
Safety Net For Neglected Older Teens Can Be Difficult To Secure
By Theresa Sullivan Barger Emily Hendricks, 18, sits on the bed in her apartment in a transitional living home in Meriden, December 7, 2021. Photo by Cloe Poisson Emily Kendricks, 18, is now living in…
Connecticut Hospitals Cited For Infant Injuries, Wrong Site Surgeries, Dusty Operating Rooms
Connecticut Hospitals Cited For Infant Injuries, Wrong Site Surgeries, Dusty Operating Rooms