Health Care | June 30, 2009

Keepsake Or Keep Safe?

by Staff | June 30, 2009 4:41 PM | Permalink

Keepsake ultrasounds, a recent trend popularized by expecting mothers, may soon become passé when the state enforces its limitations on the practice Wednesday. Effective July 1, ultrasounds that serve no diagnostic or medical purpose and are not ordered by a health professional will be banned in Connecticut.

Click here to read Kate Nally's report on CT News Junkie.

Health Care | June 22, 2009

Art & Healing Mix

by Adzua Agyapon | June 22, 2009 8:57 PM | Permalink

Michael Anderson could be seen on the Green this past weeking helping a young New Havener create a copper milagro (an amulet) in the shape of a dog to add to a community "altar" for healing. Full story.

Health Care | June 16, 2009

"Food insecurity"? Or "Hunger"?

by Melinda Tuhus | June 16, 2009 8:08 AM | Permalink

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro brought her "listening tour" back home to hear about child nutrition and health. Full story here.

Health Care | June 11, 2009

Blunt Photos, Blunt Talk On Display

by Paul Bass | June 11, 2009 7:56 AM | Permalink

Tyrone met up with Andre on the corner. One day Tyrone slapped a metal object in his hand. He told Andre to shoot. Andre thought it was cool.

He still does. He has the photos to show for it.

The metal object that Tyrone Weston (at right in photo) slapped in Andre Copeland's hand was a Coolpix digital camera, not a pistol. He told Copeland (at left in photo) to photograph the world of guns, drugs and money that he has grown up amid in the Hill neighborhood. Then he brought Copeland together with 18 other young people who were also taking pictures, to talk about how their world looked through a new lens.

Now the public-health researchers, street outreach workers (like Weston), and New Haven teens who took place in this 18-month experiment are sharing some of their work with the rest of the city.

Full story here.

Health Care | June 10, 2009

Early Retirements Jeopardize Case Management Services

by christine stuart | June 10, 2009 5:25 PM | Permalink

As of July 1, 3,000 developmentally disabled individuals will no longer receive the services of a case manager to help them and their families coordinate medical, residential, respite, special education, or job training services.

At a Capitol press conference Wednesday, the mothers of Bella, Michael, and Amanda, who currently receive those services wondered "who will speak on behalf of those unable to speak for themselves?"

"Our lives are difficult with case management; without it--unsustainable," Suzanne Brown, the mother of Amanda, a 20 year old with cerebral palsy, said.

Full story here.

Health Care | June 4, 2009

Survivors Hear
Of Cancer Hopes

by abram katz | June 4, 2009 8:12 AM | Permalink

Connecticut suffered the sixth-highest rate of cancer in the U.S. in 2001. Doctors speaking at Cancer Survivors Day 2009 Wednesday were optimistic that Yale's new cancer hospital and vast West Campus will significantly improve care, if not decrease cancer mortality. Full story here.

Health Care | May 3, 2009

Beyond "Eureka!"

by Staff | May 3, 2009 1:41 PM | Permalink

Hundreds of statewide health experts ponder the question: "What Happens When Social Media and Medicine Collide?"

Health Care | April 30, 2009

Swine Flu May Have Hit New Haven

by abram katz | April 30, 2009 6:22 PM | Permalink

Connecticut is investigating four possible cases of swine flu in the city, officials said late Thursday.

Full story here.

Health Care | April 28, 2009

Wash Your Hands -- & Don't Panic

by abram katz | April 28, 2009 8:05 AM | Permalink

No swine flu cases reported yet in Connecticut, but officials suggestion caution. Full story.

Health Care | April 7, 2009

"X" Marks The Stop

by abram katz | April 7, 2009 12:16 PM | Permalink

One of the drawbacks of standing on two legs is back pain. Physicians and surgeons at the Hospital of Saint Raphael are investigating new ways to alleviate the discomfort without major surgery. Full story here.