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Major Prostate Cancer Study Supports Watchful Waiting
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine, on which UConn's Dr. Peter Albertsen served as a consultant, supports active surveillance for men with low-grade prostate cancer.
9/11 Memories Still Fresh for UConn Health Responders
Members of the UConn Health Fire and Emergency Departments recall their harrowing experiences at Ground Zero.
Greenfield Arrives to Lead UConn Health Neurology
UConn Health has its new Department of Neurology chair. Dr. L. John Greenfield arrived last week from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, where he also served as chair of neurology. A graduate of Yale University, Greenfield received his doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in […]
The 1st Paramedics, Part 1: Origins
More than four decades after UConn Health established paramedic service in the Northeast, the first of a three-part series introduces those responsible for its origins and looks back at how it came to be.
Med Student Interns at World’s Largest Biomedical Research Agency
Tiahna Spencer spent the summer at the National Institutes of Health engaged in research on systemic autoimmune diseases.
Convocation for Incoming Medical, Dental Students
The 2016-17 academic year is underway at UConn Health, with the first-year students undergoing orientation this week. Thursday, the UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine held a convocation for the 149 medical and dental students making up the newest incoming classes. The convocation carries a dual theme of viewing medicine and dental medicine as […]
Med Student Finishes Cross-country Bike Tour Solo
Four started, one finished. Rising second-year medical student Emily Wilkins is home after bicycling coast-to-coast to raise money for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Wilkins pedaled nearly 3,500 miles this summer, capping the 11th cross-country bike tour that has become a UConn School of Medicine tradition. What was different this year, in addition […]
UConn Women’s Center Opens Next Week in Outpatient Pavilion
The relocation of women’s health services at UConn Health to their new home starts this weekend. The new UConn Women’s Center opens for business Tuesday on the eastern side of the eighth floor of the Outpatient Pavilion, and will offer six primary services: Maternal-fetal medicine (high-risk pregnancies) Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery Obstetrics and gynecology Prenatal […]
Why You Should Ride Your Bike to Work
Once a month from May through September, Joyce Fritz puts out a breakfast spread for those who bike to work. It’s a way to combine two of her passions – baking and biking. “I’ve always loved to bike and it’s so wonderful to share this passion with other people,” she says. “Personally, I bike to […]
Academic Addition on Track for Start of Academic Year at UConn Health
A new era in education at UConn Health starts next month, when medical, dental and graduate students start using new space in the academic building.