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UConn Health/JAX Study Gives Better Understanding of Endometriosis and How it Grows
The study builds a robust foundation for a better understanding of endometriosis and how it grows
UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Honored at NAACP Spingarn Awards Dinner
Professor Cato T. Laurencin of the University of Connecticut was further recognized as the 106th Spingarn Medalist, the highest honor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
UConn Center on Aging Researcher Named to Board of Directors of The Gerontological Society of America
Laura Haynes, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine has been elected a Board Member of The Gerontological Society of America.
UConn Medical School Selected for First ‘Creative Community’ of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
UConn is one of 10 medical schools nationwide selected to participate in the NBME's first Creative Community to innovate medical education. "The Clinical Skills Assessment Program at UConn has had a long history of success in teaching our students the skills they need to be excellent clinicians. This grant is both a recognition of that success and provides an opportunity for our school to contribute to the forefront of innovation in medical education,” says Dr. Laurie Caines.
After Breaking a Hip Psychological Resilience Benefits Your Walking, Study Shows
New UConn study findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows hip fracture surgery patients with higher levels of psychological resilience were later able to walk faster and longer than those feeling less resilient.
Meet UConn Health’s Chief Diversity Officer Jeffrey F. Hines, MD
Our first ever CDO Dr. Jeffrey Hines is on the ground at UConn Health doing walking rounds to meet as many members of the UConn Health Community as possible to build upon the institution's strong diversity commitment and efforts. Learn more from Hines in this Q & A article including how: "The biggest aspect of our success is when DEI is ubiquitous."
JAMA Study: U.S. Hospital Adverse Events Drop Significantly
'Our data shows that the major safety improvement efforts made by our country and our hospitals seems to be paying off'
UConn Health Joins Health Systems Council of The American College of Lifestyle Medicine
As a member of the Health System Council UConn Health will now help further develop a collaborative learning community of health systems that promote lifestyle medicine. This fall UConn School of Medicine launched its new Lifestyle Medicine Residency track curriculum for those new doctors receiving advanced training in the School’s three residency programs of internal medicine, primary care, and family medicine.
Opioid Addiction and Withdrawal: What You Should Know
UConn Health psychiatry expert Dr. Lakshit Jain on America's struggle with opioid addiction, the health dangers of opioid withdrawal, the latest treatments, and how to seek help
Senegal’s National Agency for Universal Health Coverage Visits UConn Health
The tour of UConn Health is part of a week-long visit of Senegal's delegation to Connecticut to learn more about America's health care delivery. “Your hospital is about concern for public health and research," said M. Mamadou Racine Senghor, the Secretary General of ANACMU, after touring the state's only public academic medical center.