Connecticut to No Longer House Psychiatric Patients in Nursing Homes
How does a state house psychiatric patients when the wards are few? Connecticut strategized by keeping them in a handful of nursing homes, but in one well-known instance – in 2003, a fire killed 16 in Hartford – this approach appeared to be putting the elderly at risk. As a result, a lawsuit filed by…
Trantolo & Trantolo Wins in Best of Hartford Readers’ Poll 2014
Our law firm has done it again! For the second year in a row, Trantolo & Trantolo won the Best of Hartford Readers’ Poll as the Best Lawyer or Law Firm in central Connecticut. But while the distinction speaks about our attorneys and staffs’ approach to handling all personal injury cases, it further hints at…
Trantolo & Trantolo is the Presenting Sponsor for the 2014 Miracle Ride
Come join Trantolo & Trantolo this weekend for the 19th Annual Connecticut Miracle Ride. We’ll be the Presenting Sponsor for this event – one of the largest charity motorcycle rides in Southern New England – on April 27. For 2014, this police-escorted ride begins in Hartford’s Bushnell Park and then proceeds onto Sun Valley Resort…
New Study Confirms Autism SSRI Link
Although SSRIs assist in improving depressive symptoms, they’re associated with a wide range of side effects, including several birth defects. Past studies have found a link between autism and SSRI exposure in the womb, with another recently finding a similar correlation. Published in Pediatrics on April 14, the study revealed that boys with autism are…
TBIs Negatively Affect Teens’ Behavior, According to New Study
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are known to alter an individual’s behavior, from mood to social abilities. A recent Canadian study confirmed just how these severe injuries affect teens. The St. Michael’s Hospital study examined 4,685 public school students between seventh and 12th grades who also took the Ontario Student Drug and Health Survey. All…
