Lauren Woods
Author Archive
Awards and Honors
Read about the latest accolades received by our faculty and trainees.
December 1, 2021 | Lauren Woods
‘Racing against Time’: Woman’s Life, Vision, and Baby Saved by UConn Health
UConn Health doctors worked to save a pregnant woman from a fast-growing brain tumor while safely delivering her baby, who turns 1 this Thanksgiving
November 22, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Thanks(giving) for Open-Heart Surgery Just in Time for Holidays
Lucy Tine never thought she'd need heart surgery, until she began feeling strange while doing everyday activities
November 18, 2021 | Lauren Woods
10 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues (Starting Now)
Feeling stressed already? You're not alone
November 17, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Another ‘A’ in Patient Safety for UConn John Dempsey Hospital
The teaching hospital of UConn Health has been awarded two consecutive 'A' patient safety ratings by the national Leapfrog Group
November 10, 2021 | Lauren Woods
First 5-11 Year Olds Get Vaccinated at UConn Health
On the morning of Nov. 4 UConn Health began administering for the first time pediatric first dose COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to newly eligible children ages 5-11 years old.
November 4, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Vaccine Coming Soon for Young Children 5-11 Years Old
A CDC advisory panel has just endorsed the expanded use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years of age. Learn more about what parents of young children really need to know when it comes to this vaccine from UConn School of Medicine pediatrician Jody Terranova, DO.
November 2, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Botox Injections for Chronic Headaches
Read this Q & A article to learn more from UConn Health experts Dr. Bernardo Rodrigues, Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center; and Elaine Cournean, APRN, Director of the Supportive Care and Planning Clinic who is a Botox specialist.
June 18, 2021 | Stacey Mancarella
UConn Students Striking Out Health Inequity by Screening Patients for Social Determinants of Health
Find out how two UConn medical students are helping lead more than 100 other UConn student volunteers to together lower patients' risks of any potential health inequities due to social determinants of health.
June 17, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Once-a-Day Pills for Sickle Cell Changing Young Woman’s Life
World Sickle Cell Disease Day is June 19. Learn how the advanced clinical care and research of Dr. Biree Andemariam and her New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn Health are changing sickle cell patients' daily lives.
June 17, 2021 | Lauren Woods