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Medical Board Fines, Restricts Doc’s Surgical License

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

FDA Steps In To Ease Cancer Drug Shortages

Colleen Shaddox reports

Nursing Home Faces Fines For Residents With Dehydration, Malnutrition

Lisa Chedekel reports

Docs Often Put Positive Spin On Patient Prognosis

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Medical Board Suspends License Of Doctor Charged With Sexual Assault

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Nursing Homes Face Fines For Resident Injuries

Lisa Chedekel reports

Blumenthal Sponsors Bill To Protect Patients From Unsafe Medical Devices

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

St. Francis Hospital Oncologist Fined

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Cromwell, Milford Nursing Homes Among Six Penalized By DPH

Lisa Chedekel reports

Kids Without Health Insurance At 6%, Beat National Rate

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Mental Health Facility Cited For Inadequate Care

Lisa Chedekel reports

Westport Plastic Surgeon Fined $25,000

Kate Farrish reports

Report: Troubled Teens Dumped In Alternative, Adult Ed Programs

Kate Farrish reports

Eye Surgery Centers In Waterford, Bridgeport Fined

Theresa Sullivan Barger reports

Medicaid May Require Approval For Some Cancer Drugs

Colleen Shaddox reports

DataMine: Ambulance Company Response Times

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source: Connecticut Department of Public Health

Editor’s note: All response times are listed in minutes and culled from Ambulance Provider reports filed quarterly with the state. All responses are classified as emergency in nature [lights and sirens]. Some individual times may include added minutes attributable to non-emergency variables such as ambulance “standbys” at crime, fire and accident scenes.

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