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Young UConn Dental Student Pronounced Dead By Teledoc, Wrongful Death Suit Claims Young UConn Dental Student Pronounced Dead By Teledoc, Wrongful Death Suit Claims
Young UConn Dental Student Pronounced Dead By Teledoc, Wrongful Death Suit Claims A 26-year-old UConn dental student died after what his family calls a series of catastrophic failures at Bridgeport Hospital, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family. Conor James Hylton died on Aug. 15, 2024, at Bridgeport Hospital’s Milford campus following what the lawsuit describes as “substandard care” and a “culture of inattentiveness,” according to the suit filed on Tuesday, March 31, in Bridgeport Superior Court. Hylton, 26, was admitted to the emergency department on Aug. 14, 2024, and diagnosed with conditions including pancreatitis, dehydration, metabolic acidosi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Fighting For Life After CT Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling Woman Fighting For Life After CT Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling
Woman Fighting For Life After CT Man Fires Rifle Through Apartment Ceiling A man told police he accidentally fired his AR-15-style rifle through the ceiling of his Connecticut apartment, seriously injuring a woman in the apartment above, according to police. Caleb Bean, 30, of Groton, was arrested after the shooting just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Phoenix Park Apartments on Long Hill Road. Police said the bullet hit the woman in the leg, causing her to lose a large amount of blood. Groton officers arrived to find the victim's boyfriend and two neighbors trying to stop the bleeding with a makeshift tourniquet. She was rushed to Lawrence & Memori…

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by Josh Lanier
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Botched Circumcision 'Nightmare' Nearly Killed Newborn, Claims NY Family Demanding Answers Botched Circumcision 'Nightmare' Nearly Killed Newborn, Claims NY Family Demanding Answers
Botched Circumcision 'Nightmare' Nearly Killed Newborn, Claims NY Family Demanding Answers A Long Island couple is sharing the harrowing story of their newborn son’s catastrophic medical complications following a botched circumcision–and they’re calling for sweeping accountability in the medical system. Tim Groth, a doctor and father from Lake Grove, said his 20-day-old son Cole is now fighting for his life in the ICU at Columbia Hospital, having undergone multiple emergency surgeries and more than 20 blood transfusions — all stemming, he says, from a procedure commonly considered routine. “Yes, you heard that right — dying in a cardiac NICU at one of the ‘best’ hospital systems …

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by Michael Mashburn