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Nursing Homes Penalized For Care Lapses Leading To Injuries

By LISA CHEDEKEL, Conn. Health I-Team Writer — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:05 EDT

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The state Department of Public Health has penalized six nursing homes for lapses in care that contributed to residents' injuries.

Drunken Concertgoers Clog Hospital Emergency Departments

By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:00 EDT

Officials Urge Parents To Take More Action MORE HEALTH-RELATED NEWS

The problem of drunken concertgoers clogging up hospital emergency departments has reached the level of a public health issue, a Hartford doctor said Wednesday.

State's Medicaid Processing On Trial; Suit Charges Lack Of Staff Has Created Backlog

By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:32:52 EDT

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The state Department of Social Services is either understaffed, overworked and unable to process Medicaid applications on time, or just starting to recover from a few rough years of layoffs, depending on who was speaking Tuesday in the first day of a trial in U.S. District Court.

Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C

By WILLIAM WEIR, wweir@courant.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:40:15 EDT

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Researchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area.

Boys Have Eating Disorders, Too

By ELAINE X. GRANT, egrant@hartfordmag.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:51:00 EDT

With Fewer Treatment Options, Males Suffer Silently With 'Girl' Problem MORE HEALTH-RELATED NEWS

In February 2010, Jonathan Noyes' uncle died suddenly. Several months later, during a summer trip to see the Statue of Liberty, Jonathan's much-loved grandmother started feeling ill. She was diagnosed with cancer and died two weeks before Christmas. Not long after that, Jonathan's father lost his job.

Hospitals' Prices Vary Widely For Same Procedures

By MATTHEW STURDEVANT and WILLIAM WEIR, msturdevant@courant.com — Wed, 8 May 2013 21:47:00 EDT

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The price of major joint-replacement surgery, without serious complications, is nearly three times more at Greenwich Hospital than at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington.

Vets At Risk Of Suicide Not Getting Adequate Post-Discharge Care: Report

By LISA CHEDEKEL, Conn. Health I-Team Writer — Wed, 8 May 2013 12:46:18 EDT

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Nearly a third of veterans deemed at high risk for suicide don't receive the recommended follow-up care after they've been discharged from Veterans Health Administration inpatient mental health facilities, according to a new report from the VA inspector general.

Spurned By Lawmakers, Governor To Revise HUSKY Proposal

By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Mon, 6 May 2013 19:33:57 EDT

Single Mom Swept Up In Capitol Fray Over Health Benefits MORE HEALTH-RELATED NEWS

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is revising a plan to significantly reduce money for HUSKY A, the state-funded insurance program for low-income children and their parents, after his proposal failed to clear a legislative committee.

Connecticut Lags In Mental Health Screening For Children

By LISA CHEDEKEL, Conn. Health I-Team Writer — Mon, 6 May 2013 08:29:14 EDT

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Selenia Velez remembers the near-daily phone calls from the pre-school, alerting her that her 2-year-old son had acted out aggressively and needed to be picked up immediately.

Marching To Help Premature Babies

By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com — Fri, 3 May 2013 18:38:28 EDT

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Six years ago, State Police Lt. Paul Vance's grandson was born 15 weeks early.