Carolyn Pennington
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UConn Health Minute: AI Guided Radiology
One of the biggest breakthroughs in medicine is the use of artificial intelligence. As Dr. Leo Wolansky, chair of Radiology at UConn Health, tells us, its impact in radiology is multifold. AI can alert the radiologist of an abnormal scan so that it’s prioritized leading to a faster diagnosis and treatment for the patient.
August 31, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Welcomes Medical and Dental Classes of 2026
UConn Health welcomes the medical and dental classes of 2026. The incoming classes include 110 future physicians, selected from more than 4,000 applicants, and 52 future dentists selected from nearly 1300 applicants, embarking on their four-year educational journey.
August 18, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Minute: Augmented Reality Spine Surgery
Augmented reality spine surgery allows surgeons to “see” your spine in 3D through the skin during spinal implant surgery. This “x-ray vision” gives UConn Health surgeons better control and visualization, with the goal of easier, faster and safer surgeries.
August 3, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Science In Seconds: What We Can Learn from Zebrafish
UConn Health's Jean-Denis Beaudoin is studying the earliest stages of zebrafish development to better understand how defects and diseases develop in humans
July 21, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Science in Seconds: How Our Immune System Recognizes Pathogen Infections
UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases
July 14, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Minute: Maternal Health Matters
With maternal mortality rates increasing several years ago, steps were taken to lower the risk moms face before, during and after pregnancy. As UConn Health Ob/Gyn Kathleen Zacherl tells us, Connecticut is one of the first states in the country to implement measures aimed at improving postpartum care to help women recover and stay […]
July 7, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Science in Seconds: Our Immunity vs E. coli
A UConn Health immunology researcher is focusing on the interaction between our immune system and E. coli to better understand it and develop new treatments against this potentially deadly disease.
June 14, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Minute: Treating Prolapse and Incontinence
Women don't have to suffer in silence. Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are common in women who've had children or are older than 45, and they are also highly treatable.
June 8, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Science in Seconds: Healthy Aging
Getting a broad picture of how aging affects the whole body, and how older adults can be healthier for longer
May 12, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Difficult Choice – Positive Outcome for Pregnant Mom Battling Cancer
When Keri Sherman was diagnosed with colorectal cancer she was 17 weeks pregnant and was forced to make an extremely hard decision. Should she start cancer treatment right away and risk the health of the baby or wait and risk the cancer progressing to life-threatening stages? A multidisciplinary team of UConn Health providers helped guide […]
April 28, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington