Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com As the second annual open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act nears its […]
Connecticut’s diabetes rate ranks lower than the national average, but Hispanics and African-Americans are more than twice as likely to
The findings show that cultural values may help Hispanic immigrants maintain positive parenting practices and parent-child relationships, despite, on
Doug Maine CTLatinoNews Hispanic children from low-income families have the highest use rate for dental services – 76 percent – in
Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as non-Hispanic to get diabetes, the perception of the metabolic disease, within the community,
Without treatment to replace her failing kidneys, Olga knows she will die. The 37-year-old single mother is desperate
State health inspectors visiting Stamford Hospital in late 2012 turned up several infection-control violations, including the improper drying and
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com As it enters its 45th year of treating substance abuse, Hartford-based Youth Challenge of Connecticut,
Latino health is affected by factors like food, genetics and lifestyle. Unfortunately, the combination of traditional cultural dishes
Hispanic women with five or more children are more likely to develop the heart condition ventricular diastolic dysfunction, compared
Medicare-funded breast cancer screenings jumped 44 percent from $666 million to $962 million from 2001 to 2009, yet those
Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com Hollywood movie star Elizabeth Pena passed away recently from “cirrhosis of the liver due to
