Problems with CT veterans’ asbestos exposure histories creates hardships

When asbestos-related is eventually diagnosed, victims must deal with insufficient documentation that cannot reliably ...
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Non-smoker diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer during routine health check-up

A 54-year-old Cambodian was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer during a routine health check-up and successfully treated ...

Connecticut air quality worsens as wildfire smoke triggers health alert

The wildfire smoke impacting Connecticut today and tomorrow will produce unhealthy air quality and in combination with higher ...

Connecticut health officials urge caution as wildfire smoke will make air quality poor Thursday

Officials said the air quality is expected to be unhealthy Thursday in Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield counties.
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Connecticut doctors warn of health risks as Canadian wildfire smoke blankets region

Wildfire smoke from Canada is impacting Connecticut's air quality, prompting health concerns for those with respiratory ...

Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and older adults are at higher risk. But only ...

Wildfire smoke returns to Connecticut skies. Here's what to know about the air quality.

For a second day, Connecticut residents may notice a milky haze hanging over the state on Wednesday, casting an orange tint ...

Smoke from Canada wildfires hits CT. Air quality alert issued for entire state.

Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is causing thick haze across Connecticut this week, ...

Wildfire smoke poses ‘significant risk’ to Connecticut youth, elderly: DEEP

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said Wednesday that air quality across the state could exceed high and unhealthy levels, as Canadian ...

Martha Lillard, last U.S. polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard was diagnosed with polio at age 5. For the past two years, she was in an iron lung nearly 24 hours a day.

Seegene: "Virus-Only Testing May Miss Pneumonia-associated Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens" Calls for a Shift to Comprehensive Syndromic PCR Testing

Virus-only testing may miss pneumonia-associated bacterial co-detections in 78% of virus-positive cases, while bacteria-only ...
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Samaritan Medical Center to close lung cancer screening gaps

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has awarded Samaritan Medical Center a Health and Wellness Award to initiate the North Country ...