Doctors and researchers at Hartford Hospital have been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a study using neuroimaging predictors to better understand and improve a patient’s long-term weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery. Dr. Godfrey Pearlson is director of the Olin Neuropsychiatry...
Staff from Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network joined members of the Newington Chamber of Commerce and Town Council for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Hospital of Central Connecticut Rehabilitation Network’s new outpatient clinic on Fenn Road in Newington. The event was also attended by representatives from the Hartford HealthCare/GoHealth Urgent Care...
In Canadian research that could eventually change the way women are screened for cervical cancer, a test to identify the human papillomavirus (HPV) was deemed more accurate than traditional Pap exams at detecting precancerous cervical lesions. The study, which examined test results in more than 19,000 women, was published in...
Many of us count among our family not just the humans members, but also the animals we keep as pets. And when they die, we miss them. We cry. We grieve. Helping a child cope with the loss of a pet can be difficult. Dr. Laura Saunders, child and adolescent...
By Jeanne Tennis Here’s a good-for-you recipe for the hottest days of the summer: No oven or stovetop required. Tasty Tofu Lunch Salad In a mixing bowl combine: One small organic carrot, finely grated. 3 -4 Tablespoons of organic onion, minced. 1 heaping Tablespoon of fresh, organic dill. 3-4 Tablespoons...
Hundreds of cyclists, walkers, runners and spectators turned up at Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute in Avon on Saturday, July 14, to ride, walk and run against cancer in the annual ‘ERRACE’ event. ERRACE, which stands for Everyone Ride/Run Against Cancer Everyday, was started in 2010 to raise awareness about cancer,...
Download your free informational guide on the TAVR procedure. Dr. George Paul was too frail for open-heart surgery but had severe aortic stenosis that was causing his heart to fail. He was one of Hartford Hospital’s first patients to undergo TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), a minimally invasive choice for aortic-valve...
