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When itching turns into something more serious

Cyndi Brown had some serious itching, then turned jaundice. She went to the doctor to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer - the Digestive Health Center at Hartford HealthCare saved her life, hear how she is doing.

Trinity Track Star back breaking school records after an injury

Kinnard Hughes, a sophomore at Trinity College, was injured during a track event. He's now back on the field after going to the Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint Institute.

Heart and Soul of an Athlete

Laura Becker was a patient at Hartford Hospital not too long ago and today she was honored at our annual event Celebrating Achievements of Hartford Hospital. She is a determined triathlete who was faced with a limb-threatening condition called Iliac Endo-Fibrosis, she almost lost both of her legs. She experienced this when she was competing in an intense trail race last year. Laura would become the first documented case of a female athlete where the iliac arteries in both legs were completely blocked of blood flow. Dr. Thomas Divinagracia, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular surgery at Hartford Hospital and his team would become the first to do an extraordinary surgery to reconstruct the arteries in both legs using veins. Through it all, Laura never lost hope.

What it takes to be a part of Life Star

What does it take to become a member of Life Star? We get an inside look at Life Star, the air ambulance service available to all emergency/critical care patients within a 150-mile radius surrounding bases in Hartford, Meriden and Norwich. Between 1,200 and 1,400 patients are transported annually by Life Star.

Be a Living Kidney Donor – Save Someone’s Life

Someone in need of a kidney transplant will wait years on a national waiting list for an organ. But if they have a living donor, the wait is only a few months. Living donors are truly angels on earth. See how some have earned their wings.

A Ring of Support: Boxing for Parkinson's Relief

Michelle Hespeler was diagnosed with #Parkinsons disease at the age of 40. But with the support of her medical team at the Chase Family Movement Disorders Center and her family, she was determined to not let her disease beat her.

Dr. Vijay Yanamadala Discusses Neck and Back Pain

Dr. Yanamadala talks about a common complaint of having a stiff neck or an aching back on News 12.

Treatment for unruptured aneurysm

Dr. Calvacanti talks with Jocelyn Maminta about a new minimally invasive procedure.

Cosmetic Surgery

E. Stirling Craig, MD, talks with Jocelyn Maminta about the latest advancements on cosmetic surgery.

Stirling Craig

Stirling Craig

Stirling Craig

Colon Cancer Awareness Month - Dr. Priyanka Chugh

Colon Cancer Awareness Month - Dr. Priyanka Chugh

Innovation Ideation lab - Dr. Steven Zweibel

Innovation Ideation lab - Dr. Steven Zweibel

Trigger finger - Dr. Jacob Jabbour

Trigger finger - Dr. Jacob Jabbour

Dementia - Michelle Wyman

Dementia - Michelle Wyman

Women's Physicians Day - Dr. Ann Palmer

Women's Physicians Day - Dr. Ann Palmer

Digestive Health Institute - Dr. Jeffrey Nestler

Digestive Health Institute - Dr. Jeffrey Nestler