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August 13, 2026
Diet soda promises the sweetness and fizz of regular soda without the sugar or calories. That can make it seem…
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June 03, 2020
The blacklegged tick, commonly known as the deer tick, loves the warmer winters. The more temperate conditions — and the…
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April 01, 2020
Editor’s note: Here’s a reminder to remain vigilant about foodborne illness during the COVID-19 pandemic as more people prepare food…
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September 09, 2018
Sepsis can kill anyone. Boxer Muhammad Ali, Pope John Paul II and Muppets creator Jim Henson died from complications related…
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August 01, 2017
The tick built its reputation in Connecticut as a pathogen-carrying menace through the local origins of Lyme disease, but this…
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June 11, 2017
Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute breast surgeon Dr. Kristen Zarfos has a reputation among her patients for her warm personality, her compassion…
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May 31, 2017
The 70 percent of Americans who are overweight or obese are apparently carrying an increased cancer risk around their bloated…
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May 23, 2017
An unwelcome visitor has returned to Connecticut – the gypsy moth caterpillar. And with them come an annoying and itchy…
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May 18, 2017
An extremely rare instance of a”caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia,” was the cause of death of a 16-year-old…
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July 06, 2016
By Dr. Erin Cardon Most Americans today recognize the value of partnering with a good primary care provider (PCP) as an…