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Understanding Your Risk: How Genetic Testing is Changing Breast Cancer Prevention
As genetic testing advances, breast cancer prevention is becoming more personal. At UConn Health, experts are helping patients understand their inherited risk and tailor screening and prevention to their DNA.
UConn Health Named One of Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025
UConn Health has been named one of Forbes’ America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2025, earning a Top 20 spot in Connecticut thanks to its culture of collaboration, opportunity, and the extraordinary people who make it a special place to build a career.
Rebuilding Spines, Restoring Lives: How UConn Health’s Dr. Singh Helps Patients Stand Tall Again
Rebuilding a spine is more than surgery, it’s restoring a life. At the Comprehensive Spine Center at UConn Health’s Brain and Spine Institute, Dr. Hardeep Singh specializes in complex spinal reconstructions that give patients like Tina and Julie the chance to stand tall again, walk without pain, and return to the lives they thought they had lost.
UConn Health Emergency Physicians Bring Expertise to NASCAR Event at Lime Rock Park
From heat illness to high-speed crashes, UConn Health’s doctors were ready for anything at NASCAR’s Connecticut debut.
UConn Health Recognized Nationally for Huntington’s Disease Care in Connecticut
Connecticut’s only Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence is at UConn Health. The program provides multidisciplinary care, education, and research for individuals and families affected by Huntington's disease.
High School Students Gain Hands-On Experience Through UConn Health’s Summer Volunteer Program
This summer, 65 high school students joined UConn Health through the Summer Student Volunteer Program, gaining real-world experience, supporting patients and staff, and exploring future careers in health care.
Connecticut’s First Pediatric DBS for Epilepsy: A New Era in Care
Thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between Connecticut Children’s and UConn Health, Drs. Christopher Conner and David Hersh became the first in Connecticut to perform deep brain stimulation on a child with drug-resistant epilepsy—paving the way for others like Bella to benefit.
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Stroke and Heart Attack Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital has once again been nationally recognized for delivering high-quality, lifesaving care—earning three major 2025 awards from the American Heart Association.
World-First Gene Editing Trial for Rare Genetic Disease at UConn Health
UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s have made history by dosing the first patient in a clinical trial using gene editing to treat glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD1a)
Prostate Cancer – What Every Man Should Know
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, but when caught early, it’s highly treatable. For Vernon Owens, a routine check-up at UConn Health led to an early diagnosis that may have saved his life. His story is a powerful reminder of the importance of PSA screening and staying proactive about men’s health.