By: Gary Stoller Every week for the past 7½ years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified an average of two dietary supplements being sold to consumers that were “tainted” and “potentially hazardous,” a…
Lawsuit Names Individuals Responsible for Bilking $67 million from 21,000 Consumers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has obtained a preliminary injunction against World Law Group and its senior leaders for running a debt-relief scheme that…
By: Kate Farrish A New Haven substance abuse treatment center that was fined $2,500 by the state last year has agreed to hire a temporary manager to oversee its operations as more violations have been…
By: Lisa Chedekel Five dialysis facilities in Connecticut received low quality-of-care scores under a new Medicare rating system, including one center cited for a high death rate, while 11 facilities received the highest rating possible,…
By: Cara Rosner The state Department of Public Health (DPH) has fined five nursing homes for violations, most of which resulted in injuries to residents. The Springs at Watermark, East Hill, Southbury, was fined $1,300…
By: Cara Rosner Parents are increasingly worried about the negative effects of technology – sexting, in particular – and its effects on their children’s health, according to a national poll. “Parents are seeing [sexting] happen…
By: Lisa Chedekel The company alleged to have paid kickbacks to a Derby nurse in exchange for her prescribing of a potent pain medication has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a case brought…
By: Lisa Chedekel All but one of Connecticut’s acute-care hospitals will lose Medicare reimbursement in 2015-16 as a penalty for high readmissions of discharged patients, new federal data show. The penalties against 28 hospitals mean…
By: Jodie Mozdzer Gil Experts are focusing more money and attention on the health of young children in Connecticut in an effort to prepare them to be successful in school later on. The efforts include…
By: Magaly Olivero For Maria Coplit, the decision to use traditional and laser acupuncture to complement her high-tech fertility treatments seemed like a “no brainer,” especially after experiencing the toll of multiple miscarriages while trying…
Companies Hid Loan Interest Rates and Fees and Deceived Consumers About Other Terms of the Deal The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) have filed a lawsuit…
By: Kate Farrish A prominent Waterbury gynecologist was fined $5,000 by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday for mistakenly performing a laparoscopic hysterectomy on a patient who he did not know was pregnant, state records…
By: Cara Rosner Despite studies that may have turned off older women from taking calcium supplements, experts and new findings say there is no increased risk of having cardiovascular problems – if women communicate with…
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) took action against Citizens Bank for failing to credit consumers the full…
By: Lisa Chedekel The state has barred practitioners at a Derby pain clinic, including a high-prescribing nurse, from participating in the Medicaid program because of improprieties in treatment and oversight. Documents from the Department of…
Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen are warning businesses across Connecticut about bogus forms being sent by the “Division of Corporate Services”…
Given the temperature outside, heating fuel may not be on the minds of most people. But choosing a home heating fuel company for next winter should not be a last-minute decision. Over the coming weeks,…
By: Cara Rosner Taking certain prescription painkillers or anxiety medications for long periods of time may increase patients’ risk of death, according to a recent Yale School of Medicine study of veterans. Researchers who examined…
Higher Rates for Widows Than for Married Women, and Other Marital Price Differences, Raise Questions about the Fairness of Auto Insurer Pricing CFA Asks State Insurance Departments to Examine Marital Pricing and Remedy Any Unfairnes…
Millions of Consumers Harmed by Bank’s Deceptive Marketing and Unfair Billing of Credit Card Add-On Products and Services, and Other Unlawful Practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Citibank, N.A. and its subsidiaries…