Federal Report Finds Wide Disparities Among Medicare Recipients
Blacks and Hispanics are less likely than whites to get flu vaccines, have a preventive health care visit, or […]
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At Age 35, A Latino With Cancer Wants The Option To Die On His Terms
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Miguel Carrasquillo talks with great pride and enthusiasm about how he created a bacon pasta dish
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Puerto Rico Is Losing A Doctor A Day
Justin Maldonado learned that fact in the most tragic way possible. His uncle had a stroke in the summer of
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Low-Income Diabetics Paying High Price For Insulin
The high cost of insulin, which has risen by triple-digit percentages in the last five years, is endangering the lives
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‘Sesame Street’ Characters Elmo, Raya Join Fight Against Zika In Latin America
The newest individuals in the fight against Zika are furrier than the average health worker: Elmo and Raya from
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Doctors, Nutrition Experts And Local Chef Team Up For C-HIT Forum On Diabetes
By C-HIT Staff Special to CTLatinonews.com For those living with diabetes, eating healthy and knowing how foods affect
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Latinas Sterilized Unknowingly In A Los Angeles Hospital Tell Their Story
The doctors and nurses told Melvina Hernández that the decision was a matter of life or death for her
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Making Breastfeeding The Norm Among Inner City Latinas
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com A culture which prevailed in the mid-20th century America viewed breastfeeding as outside the norm, as “the
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New Anti-tobacco Campaign Targets Young Latinos And Blacks
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is launching “Fresh Empire” a hip-hop themed anti-tobacco campaign targeted at Latinos and Blacks. “Unfortunately,
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State Residents Not Using Free Preventive Care, Worried About Costs, Survey Finds
Kathy Navaroli, 50, of Windsor, hadn’t seen a primary care doctor in years when she decided to go
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Defunding Planned Parenthood Could Impact Thousands Of Connecticut Latinas
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com If Republicans in Congress, driven by anti-abortion zeal, succeed in their attempt to eliminate about $500
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Alzheimer's Disease To Increase Faster In Latino Population
A 2010 study on Alzheimer’s found that Latinos are about 1.5 more times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than non-Latino