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Identity Confusion May Lead To Alcoholism In Hispanic Youth

Recently immigrated Hispanic youth experience high levels of stress when it comes to acculturation, and while they may seem to […]

Annika Darling CTLatinoNews There are major issues that Latinos encounter when seeking health care — which is not

Dr. Erin Hofstatter, a young research scientist and breast cancer specialist at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Hospital, often prescribes tamoxifen,

US Rep. Rosa DeLauro and leading breast cancer experts from The Breast Center-Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and the

Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com A small army of volunteers, notably 100 healthcare professionals, are helping to make the 2014

According to the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention , since 2010, 1 in 68 children in the U.S. has

Robert Held CTLatinoNews.com Alex Robley recently turned 19 and is hoping to raise around $50,000 for a new wheelchair accessible

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men of all races/ethnicities in the United States, but due to

Hispanics comprised 21% of new HIV/AIDS infections each year in the United States. About 1 in 36 Hispanic men and

photo: diabetescare.net If you are of Latin American descent, do you call yourself Chicano? Latino? Hispanic? As an undergraduate

Lisa S. Lenkiewicz CTLatinoNews.com For most of her life, Maria (not her real name) has been a victim of

Robin Williams’ death on Monday, his suicide, stunned the world. The paradox of a comedian committing suicide made the incident