NEW HAVEN — A seven-car accident that spanned two blocks near the Hospital of Saint Raphael may have been precipitated by a medical condition of one of the motorists.

NEW HAVEN — When Terry Williams botched his first double latte for a customer at his new job at Elm City Market, he recalled the words of an advocate who helped him to find work after his release from prison.

Incidents of pressure ulcers, wrong-site surgeries and other surgical errors reported by Connecticut hospitals have increased in the last five years, despite myriad efforts to curb them, a new state report shows.

SEATTLE, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line's 2012 Mediterranean season features an extensive selection of itineraries ranging from seven to 42 days, as well as an exciting 62-day Grand ...

Hartford and New Haven are among the top 10 cities in the U.S. for top hospital care quality, according to a new industry study.

Avoiding infections Is your child in a pediatric intensive care unit? Here are some ways to help prevent infections: Ask the staff how you can help. The staff might welcome the help, ask you to assist in watching the central line and making sure it stays clean and other tasks.

Nurse treated wounded soldiers in North Africa, Italy and France Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community.

Area schools, such as Good Shepherd Catholic School in Braddock, are taking part in Catholic Schools Week, an attempt by the church to help those in the community that need it.

horatio4-cmyk.jpg By MARTHA SMITH Special to the Standard NORTH KINGSTOWN – Life was not always promising for Michael Grenier. In November 1994, at the age of 14 weeks, he was taken in by his grandmother Joanne Naumann because his mother was unable to care for him. Two years later, Naumann became his legal guardian and has raised a child who turned into a remarkable young man. Source  Southern ...

Simone di Filippo, called ‘Dei Crocifissi’ (Bologna, documented from 1354, died 1399), Virgin and Child between Saints John the Baptist and Bartholomew (central panel); Archangel Gabriel, Saint Petronius, Saint Christopher and Saint Anthony (left panel); Virgin Annunciate, Saint Jerome, a Bishop Saint (Ambrose?) and Saint Florian (right panel).