Heart disease is one of the leading causes of illness and death among older adults. Yet, many people don’t realize they have it until they experience serious symptoms like chest pain or a heart attack ...

Walking in a winter wonderland may sound serene and peaceful, but shoveling your sidewalks to take that walk could quickly ...

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Connecticut is having one of its deadliest years on the roadway, with traffic fatalities already surpassing last year’s ...

A drunken Danbury woman is facing charges after police stopped her for speeding over the weekend in Wilton, authorities ...

General Hospital actress Risa Dorken shared that she spent Christmas week in the hospital after an eight-month health journey ...

Aspira Women's Health, a women's health company in Shelton, was awarded $10 million in federal funding to develop a ...

A blood glucose test measures the sugar (glucose) circulating in your bloodstream. Blood glucose tests are common, and many healthcare professionals can order or administer them. However ...

In pregnancy, urine and blood tests work by detecting a hormone that is made when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. This hormone is called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and is found in ...

One of the easiest and most effective ways to determine your blood type is to have your doctor perform a test. A professional will draw blood and then perform two tests on the blood sample ...