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Years after a heart transplant, Colby Salerno is doing more than giving back.

After falling ill with the common stomach bug, Laura Day experienced a rare side effect.

Thanksgiving day 2017…Gricela Diaz had so much to be thankful for…her health, her family – especially her two year old grandson – Xavier. But just a short time later she experienced some uncomfortable symptoms.

Cyndi Brown had a weird thing happen, she started having itching. Not just a little itch-her entire body was so itchy. She then developed jaundice and when she went to the doctor she was given a grim diagnosis- pancreatic cancer.

Laura Bassett is an athlete at heart, so when the back pain first started, she ignored it… fought through. But after years, the pain got to be too much. James Yue, MD, would change her life.

Laura Becker is a determined triathlete who was faced with a limb-threatening condition called Iliac Endo-Fibrosis.

A Trinity College track star faced a major hurdle this past year…after he suffered an injury during practice. But, he soon found the care he needed at the Hartford Healthcare Bone and Joint Institute.

Hartford Hospital will host its Night of Black & Red 2020 at the Bushnell on Saturday 1/25.

For people living with swallowing disorders, feeling a choking sensation when they eat or drink is a common occurrence. But there is a newer, less invasive treatment option, people can find relief from these troublesome symptoms and gain a better quality of life.

Men are 1.4 times more likely than women to die from almost any chronic medical condition, according to national statistics reported by Hartford HealthCare. Yet men are 80 percent less likely than women to seek preventive healthcare.

Memorial Sloan Kettering clinical trials are now available for Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute patients.