This dentist's office is putting smiles on the faces of kids and their parents.

Medical mistakes occur in hospitals across the country. St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center are taking a team approach at decreasing the risk of medical errors.

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.

An official at the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure says the Connecticut chapter won't stop funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which advocates for breast cancer treatment and research, announced that it is cutting most of its ties to Planned Parenthood.

At issue? The recommended treatment versus what the health insurers were willing to cover.     

Several Connecticut school food service directors and college students studying nutrition are gathering in West Hartford to learn more about a federal push for healthier school lunch options.

Eating out is taking on a healthier twist in New Haven.

Yale School of Medicine has launched major campaign to encourage more volunteers to sign up for clinical trials.

Some experts say certain products that are in a nursery could be flammable or harmful to a child's health.

When you're injured in a group exercise class don't be too quick to blame it on simply not being fit. 

Glaucoma affects about three million people in the United States, and if not treated leads to blindness.
 

The White House says six medical colleges at New England universities are among 130 nationwide participating in a program to teach their students how to better serve military veterans' unique physical and mental health needs.

A young man in need of a heart transplant at Hartford Hospital is fighting for his life.

A group of Connecticut lawmakers is backing a brief being filed in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the federal health care reform law.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will step up testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice.

There is a new concern about cholesterol-lowering "wonder drugs" called statins.
 

The trend of smoke-free public housing could become reality in New Haven.  That's what the head of the New Haven Health Department is considering.  If that happens, New have would join cities like Milford - with similar policies already in place.

The need for patient advocates is growing.  

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced a final agreement between Connecticut and a Maine-based research lab to build a new bio-science facility at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.

Walmart is pulling enfamil baby formula from it's shelves at stores across the nation.

Watch Jocelyn Maminta's complete interview with Subway Corporate Dietician Lanette Kovachi.

There is a growing number of "sensitive" Santas in shopping centers, at community parties and elsewhere, giving families a chance to meet the big guy in autism-friendly settings.

Connecticut's dual system of public and private services for the developmentally disabled is very costly, according to a new legislative report presented Tuesday, which recommends eventually shifting to a fully private system.

A new state report says almost 600 children's deaths in Connecticut over the last 10 years were preventable, including more than 100 who were victims of homicide.

Ultrasound guided injections help target pain relief.

Sacred Heart University nursing students will soon get to practice their lessons using a life-like medical mannequin that the school will purchase with a new grant.