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It’s back-to-school time. For many kids, that also means back to a variety of sporting activities. But before your child takes to the field, keep in mind the potential injuries – especially concussions. Dr. Subramani (Manny) Seetharma is the medical director for the Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network Concussion Clinic. Q:...
Patients with movement disorders in Eastern Connecticut now have a choice for comprehensive, specialized treatment close to home. Earlier this month, the Hartford HealthCare Chase Family Movement Disorders Center opened a new office at the Hartford HealthCare Health Center at in Plainfield. Along with the addition of the Plainfield facility, the...
A day after 76 overdoses on the New Haven Green attributed to a synthetic marijuana known as K2, officials responded to 19 more overdoses by late afternoon Thursday and warned that more drugs from the batch is still in the community. “’Synthetic marijuana’ is actually not marijuana at all,” says Dr....
More than a year after being installed, Backus Radiation Oncology’s linear accelerator is being used in new ways to help patients fight cancer. In operation since last July, the new equipment uses a higher, more targeted dose of radiation for small tumors in various parts of the body. These precisely...
Geriatrician Mamta Singh is now accepting new patients at the Windham Hospital Family Health Center at 5 Founders St., Suite 100 in Willimantic. Her areas of interest include geriatric consultation, preventive health, cognitive decline in older adults, dementia, behavioral disturbances in advanced dementia, fall assessment, multiple morbidity and functional losses...
Suicide prevention is a topic that’s very close to Patricia Hayward-Paige’s heart. The Natchaug pharmacy technician lost a close friend to suicide nearly 20 years ago. “She made an attempt and was unsuccessful,” says Hayward-Paige. “I was able to get her to a hospital and get her some help. She moved back...
