Author Archive
Have Diabetes, Will Travel (for Care and Education)
Patient who moved to New Hampshire 15 years ago makes a 200-mile round trip four times a year to continue seeing his endocrinologist at UConn Health.
Podcast: Technology + Expertise = Healthier Skin
Many of the latest laser treatments for skin conditions, historically considered to only be available in major metropolitan areas, are available closer than you may think.
Elite Fellowship Backs UConn Health Scholar’s Violence Research
Mayte Restrepo-Ruiz, a public health sciences research associate and Ph.D. candidate, is studying the connection between armed conflict and intimate partner violence, now with the support of Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
Breakthrough Treatment for Thyroid Eye Disease
UConn Health offers the first and only FDA-approved thyroid infusion, which can delay or reduce the need for orbital surgery to relieve inflammation and preserve vision.
Countering Concussion Complacency
A UConn neurologist and sports medicine expert weighs in on a published study showing no link between tackle football at an early age and more concussion complications in college.
Healthier Skin With Technology and Expertise
UConn Health dermatologists use the latest in lasers and other devices to offer unrivaled cosmetic treatment options.
Conscious During Carpel Tunnel
With "wide-awake surgery," UConn Heath's hand, wrist and elbow surgeons use a technique that keeps the patient awake, enabling the testing of the repair while the procedure is in progress and allowing a faster recovery time.
A Safer, More Precise Prostate Biopsy
After nearly two years of using a biopsy method known as the transperineal approach, UConn Health urologists report higher-quality prostate samples and zero infections.
Committed to Curtailing Sepsis
Nurses Elizabeth Haskell and Ashley Brennan-McBride lead UConn Health’s effort to reduce sepsis risk and mortality.
UConn Health Helps Paramedic Trainees Get Back on Track
True to its educational mission, UConn Health opened the John Dempsey Hospital ED to a class of paramedics in training who found themselves without a place for their clinical rotations when the pandemic struck.