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CTCPS in the News

Medical Malpractice Payments Fall to Record Low, Public Citizen Study Shows View

An AP story picked up by the Insurance Journal Jan 23 cites CTCPs's efforts on hospital acquired infection. View

A Jan 21 article in the Journal Inquirer (Manchester) cites CTCPs's efforts on hospital acquired infection. View

 

Healthcare in the News

Will $1.2 Million a Day Convince Congress to Buy Big Pharma's Rx for Change? View

Jurevicius sues Browns over staph View

EDITORIAL: State should ban gifts to doctors View

Bill would limit 'gifts' to doctors View

End Drug Company Gifts To Doctors View

Drug Company Gifts Are Bad Medicine View

What You Don't Know About a Drug Can Hurt You View

Lack of federal-level hospital oversight leaves patients suffering View

NPR doc didn't disclose pharma payments View

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report View

Number of kids on medication jumps alarmingly View

Pfizer reaches $894M painkiller settlement View

More Than 90% of Nursing Homes Were Cited for Health, Safety Violations in 2007 View

Older Antipsychotic Drugs View

Value of hospital accreditations under review View

Campaign steps up to bat to stop staph infections View

Side effects lead to ER visits ... View

The Long War on Aspirin How J&J promoted Tylenol ... View

Doctors On The Take ... View

Why Hasn't He Stopped? ... View

Heal Thyself? ... View

Drug Pitchmen: Actor, Doctor or Pfizer’s Option ... View

Low Risk, Heavy Drugs ... View

Doctors on the Take ... View

Where We Live ... View

Featured Article CT Public Radio  WNPR ... View

Merck and Shering-Plough sat on negative news ... View

Hospitals Fight MRSA Screening ... View

Many Doctors, Many Tests, No Rhyme or Reason ... View

FDA Plans to Examine Scope of Complaints About Lasik ... View

Fluoridation's dirty little secret ... View

Doctors Start to Say 'I'm Sorry' Long Before 'See You in Court' ... View

Limit Gifts To Doctors ... View

CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S. ... View

51% of Insured U.S. Residents Regularly Take Prescription Drugs for Chronic Illnesses, Study Finds View

State Announces Healthcare Infection Control Education Campaign View

Wall Street Journal Examines How Costly Cancer Drugs Affect Physicians' Treatment Decisions View

Expensive CT Scans Questioned View

Department Public Health Handwashing Campaign Kick-Off (VIDEO) View

An Uphill Battle Against Hospital Infection View

Brand-Name Prescription Drug Companies Reached 14 Deals With Generic Manufacturers To Delay Sale of Generic Medications in FY 2007, FTC Report Finds View

"America's Worst Hospital" Nominate a Hospital View

Harvard psychiatrists fail to reveal millions in pharma pay View

ED visits climb 36 percent over decade View

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report View

Merck marketing role in Vioxx study View

Sick In The Hospital View

FDA should regulate medical device-makers' DTC advertising, advocates say View

Medicare Won’t Pay for Medical Errors View

Institute of Medicine Calls for Doctors to Stop Taking Gifts From Drug Makers View

Subscribe to About Patient Empowerment Newsletter View

 

Members’ Stories

Medical error can have devastating effects. Here, in their own words, Connecticut families tell the stories of how medical error changed their lives forever.

Zack Ball
Ten years ago, Zack’s life changed forever…and so did mine.    My son’s neck was broken in a tragic head on collision.  He was sent to three different hospitals in one day and discharged and sent home three days after the accident.  We were told he would make a full recovery.  He would be that happy, bouncing two year old once again despite having to wear a halo on his head ... more