Health

If you’re dealing with a cough, runny nose or fever-like symptoms, you could have a respiratory virus called HMPV.

Here’s everything you need to know about human metapneumovirus or HMPV, including symptoms and how long it lasts.

A Connecticut expert talks about MS and what what it is on World Multiple Sclerosis Day. You can learn more about the disease by visiting the Race to Erase MS website at https://www.erasems.org/

You or someone you know may be experiencing seemingly longer than normal wait times to see your doctors – and you’re not alone.

Having a heart attack is a life-changing, potentially deadly occurrence, but two Connecticut men who have experienced heart failure have gone onto live meaningful lives for years.

Those who took a daily Centrum Silver pill over a period of three years had better memories than those who received a placebo treatment, new research found.

Having a heart attack is a life-changing, potentially deadly occurrence, but two Connecticut men who have experienced heart failure have gone onto live meaningful lives for years. That is thanks to a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD. They both received the implant through a program at Hartford Hospital. The two men are from different parts of the world. “I…

A team of healthcare providers used a relatively new technology to successfully transport a heart from Alaska to Boston for an organ transplant.

Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in both men and women, seems to pose a significantly greater risk of death in women who have a heart attack, according to a new study.

Black children are more likely to live near polluting plants, and in rental housing with mold and other triggers, because of racist housing laws in the nation’s past.

The list of cancer treatment drugs in short supply continues to grow to include a number of well-known treatments that are struggling to keep up in the face of supply chain issues.

U.S. health regulators have approved a new nasal spray to reverse overdoses due to fentanyl and other powerful opioids.

Supply chain issues continue to impact patients in need of certain drugs, including certain treatments for cancer.

A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.

UConn Health’s Dr. Christopher Morosky talks about the FDA approval of a new menopause drug.

Minnesota’s lawsuit was the first and still the only one of thousands of cases nationwide against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial.

Maggie Downie, author of “Keep Moving” and founder of Personal Euphoria, shared tips on how to effectively lift weight.

Some people living with Alzheimer’s disease are feeling hopeful about a new medication on the market. It is called Leqembi. However, even though it received accelerated approval from the FDA, it is not covered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Nonetheless, one Connecticut woman managed to get the high-cost medication for her mother. With Mother’s Day this...

Leqembi aims to slow cognitive decline, but costs $26,500 a year and is not covered by insurance.

You may have washed your car this past weekend, but with tree pollen levels high and rain hard to come by, chances are it’ll need another rinse soon.  “I feel like I go through and it’s covered in pollen a second later,” said Cheshire’s Allie Ramos. That’s great news for the guys over at Espinosa Car Wash in West...