Lung Cancer Screening Program
NBC Connecticut, Nov. 12, 2013
The fight against cancer has many fronts and now a new program at the UConn Health Center is strengthening that effort. Radiologist Electra Kaloudis tells NBC Connecticut about a screening program for lung cancer which is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women.
Expansion at UConn Health Center Creates Jobs for Region
Farmington Valley Times, Nov. 11, 2013
New construction at the UConn Health Center campus as a result of Bioscience Connecticut, an job-creation initiative signed into legislation by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in June 2011, has spurred over 1,000 construction jobs since they broke ground in June 2012.
Flu Update
WTIC-AM Radio, Nov. 10, 2013
Dr. Trini Mathew, infectious diseases physician and UConn Health Center hospital epidemiologist, joins “At Home in Connecticut” with Bill Pearse to discuss flu season.
Don’t Fall Behind by Neglecting Sleep
WTIC Radio, Nov. 3, 2013
Dr. Jennifer Kanaan from the UConn Sleep Disorders Center joins WTIC’s “Face Connecticut” with Sam Gingerella to discuss the importance of sleep and the harm of insufficient sleep as we return to standard time.
City Resident Takes Home Coveted Construction Award
New Britain Herald, Nov. 3, 2013
Tom Trutter, UConn Health Center’s associate vice president of campus planning, design and construction, recently won a coveted construction award. The New Britain resident received a 2013 Construction Industry Recognition Award from Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, the building division of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association.
Trick or Treat: Battling Childhood Obesity
WNPR, Oct. 31, 2013
Over the summer, we saw the first signs of a national decline in obesity rates among low-income children, although for Connecticut — the numbers remained roughly the same. Ann Ferris, director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy at UConn, talks about the latest social and behavioral factors that affect obesity risks.
Poison Control Center Ready for Halloween Health Scares
WFSB- TV, Oct. 29, 2013
Amy Hanoian-Fontana, community education specialist with the Connecticut Poison Control Center at the UConn Health Center, talks to WFSB-TV about the most common calls the Center receives on Halloween.
Probiotics – What are They?
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Oct. 22, 2013
“Probiotics can impact just about everything in the body,” says Dr. Meagan McCusker, a University of Connecticut dermatologist who uses probiotics to treat a wide variety of conditions including acne and psoriasis.
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