Secrets Of The “Masters of Concealment”
by | Oct 16, 2009 9:23 am | Comments (2)
Leave just a few of these insects alive, and within a matter of days, depending on the temperature, the blood-suckers will be back in your bed.
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Town Meeting Targets A Persistent “Stigma”
by | Oct 15, 2009 9:27 am | Comments (1)
Anne Marie Brungard Knight wants black people living with AIDS and HIV to come out of “hiding.” Wednesday night she helped some people do that.
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DeLauro Anoints “Messengers”
by | Oct 13, 2009 3:30 pm | Comments (9)
As a critical health care vote neared in D.C., Rosa DeLauro came home to urge activists to keep up the pressure so that women’s concerns make the cut in a final reform bill.
Borgstrom: No Simple Reform Fix
by | Oct 13, 2009 8:00 am | Comments (11)
When health care reform comes up for a crucial U.S. Senate vote Tuesday, Yale-New Haven Hospital’s CEO won’t be counting on “Cadillac” taxes or focusing on whether lawmakers choose a “public option” or purchasing cooperatives.
Yale, UK Agree To Work Together On Health Research
by | Oct 9, 2009 8:27 am | Comments (0)
Yale signed an agreement with a British consortium led by University College London Thursday to conduct joint research, improve patient care and speed up the clinical application of laboratory discoveries, on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Yale Scientist Wins Nobel Prize
by | Oct 7, 2009 7:34 pm | Comments (3)
Thomas A. Steitz, a Yale scientist, was awakened at 5:20 a.m. by a call from a man with a Swedish accent.
Quinn: H1N1 Effort Faces Challenges
by | Oct 7, 2009 9:22 am | Comments (2)
If you’re worried about seasonal influenza and the new swine flu, keep worrying.
Same Day Check-In, Check-Out
by | Oct 6, 2009 8:55 am | Comments (0)
The Hospital of Saint Raphael opened its newly renovated short-term surgery unit Monday after eight months of planning and construction.
The 4,500-square foot suite of pre- and post-operative beds is designed to accommodate the growing number of patients undergoing elective surgery and going home the same day.
Prostate Mysteries Explored
by | Oct 5, 2009 10:28 am | Comments (33)
Although all men have one, the prostate continues to be a puzzling gland, prone to cancer, beset by enlargement, and troubled by infection.
Ozyck Plants $50K Worth Of Hope
by | Oct 5, 2009 8:24 am | Comments (8)
Chris Ozyck is perhaps New Haven’s best known planter of new trees. On Saturday he was out planting seeds of a different sort —to help research sprout to treat PKD, a kidney disease with which he was recently diagnosed.
Monarchs Reign at Lighthouse—For Now
by | Sep 29, 2009 11:58 am | Comments (0)
The butterfly garden at Lighthouse Point Park is usually aflutter with orange and black monarchs at this time of year, as the insects rest and grab a snack on their way from New England and parts north, to Mexico.
St. Ray’s Butt Ban Delayed
by | Sep 22, 2009 7:21 am | Comments (21)
Expectant fathers like Timothy Strong will be able to light up in front of the Hospital of St. Raphael for a little while longer, after a plan to immediately ban cigarettes there went up in smoke for now.
Reform Is Coming
by | Sep 20, 2009 8:03 pm | Comments (40)
State Sen. Toni Harp took questions from a panel, then asked one of her own: “Why do you think the people of this country so fear change that is going to improve health care for most people?” Amos Smith offered an answer.
“Policy Nerd” Hits D.C.
by | Sep 9, 2009 4:22 pm | Comments (0)
Kevin Lembo, Connecticut’s state healthcare advocate, traveled to D.C. for President Obama’s health-care speech Wednesday. He’s blogging the visit:</em
Eight Girls Now “Think Like A Nurse”
by | Sep 3, 2009 7:54 am | Comments (1)
Shanna Costin knows you can’t take someone’s pulse with your thumb — because then you might be feeling your own pulse. That was part of what she learned in a four-week Nursing Skills 101 summer camp.
New Book In Tow, Sanders Mines Medicine’s “Narrative Art”
by | Aug 14, 2009 10:45 am | Comments (1)
If Dr. Lisa Sanders’ stories sound a little like the fictional Dr. House, it is no coincidence.
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In Fair Haven, Doc Campaigns Vs. Flu Frenzy
by | Aug 14, 2009 10:23 am | Comments (4)
Stay calm. Wash your hands. And keep other people from freaking out over H1N1.
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Confab Confused On H1N1 Tactics
by | Jul 23, 2009 7:40 am | Comments (1)
When the so-called swine flu returns this fall, keep sick children at home, don’t spread the infection to co-workers, and ultimately, Gov. M. Jodi Rell told a gathering in town, “use common sense.”
That Patient Is A $60K “SimMan”
by | Jul 6, 2009 3:05 pm | Comments (0)
Pilots train on airplane simulators before they ever fly real people from one city to another. Now Yale-New Haven’s doctors are getting in on the simulation act, too.
Joe: No Go On “Public Option”
by | Jul 1, 2009 7:10 am | Comments (46)
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has a bipartisan group of senators ready to help pass health care reform — minus a government-run insurance plan.
Prof Mines “Ki” Mystery
by | Jun 25, 2009 11:56 am | Comments (11)
Gloria A. Gronowicz doesn’t believe in mysterious powers or healing from afar. That leaves her with a dilemma.
Rosa’s Ready For Harry & Louise Rerun
by | Jun 24, 2009 2:23 pm | Comments (8)
This time, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said, the country’s ready to let government fix health care.
Health Reform Moves Toward the Goal Post
by | Jun 17, 2009 7:52 am | Comments (1)
Lisa Fabianski’s brother has diabetes and high blood pressure. He lost his job and his health insurance. He ended up in the hospital, and he lost his house. She told her story to urge Gov M. Jodi Rell to seize a chance next week to enable other people in Connecticut to avoid ending up telling stories like hers.
Rx For Swine Flu: The Truth
by | Jun 16, 2009 3:20 pm | Comments (1)
A Hill day care center’s staff found a way to inform parents about swine flu in their midst without panicking them. It told the whole truth.
Hospitals Restrict Flu-Plagued Visitors
by | Jun 15, 2009 12:09 pm | Comments (1)
Until further notice, do not plan to visit any patients at the Hospital of Saint Raphael if you have flu-like symptoms.