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“A” in Patient Safety for UConn John Dempsey Hospital
The highest hospital patient safety rating has been awarded to UConn John Dempsey Hospital by The Leapfrog Group.
National Academy of Sciences Elects Two More UConn Scientists
Two leading scientists from the University of Connecticut's medical school have been elected members of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Laurinda A. Jaffe, Ph.D. and Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. are recognized for their research excellence and achievements.
2021 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Awardee is Dr. David Henderson
UConn-trained family medicine practitioner, Dr. David Henderson, is being recognized by the UConn Health Board of Directors for his longtime teaching and leadership contributions. He will be honored on May 8 at the 50th Commencement ceremony for UConn School of Medicine and other UConn Health students.
Power of a Phone Call: Medical Students Changing COVID-19 Patients’ Lives
Students have made more than 2,500 phone calls to COVID-19 patients and isolated seniors since the start of the pandemic
Spring Sneeze Season has Sprung
Sunshine and spring sneezes are here. UConn Health's ENT/allergy expert Dr. Todd Falcone shares how spring allergies to pollen can lead to your sneezes, but also sometimes just simply sunlight too.
Imhotep Connecticut National Medical Association Society Relaunches
Thanks to UConn School of Medicine's faculty The Imhotep Connecticut National Medical Association Society (CT NMA) has been relaunched. President of the CT NMA is Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and vice president is Dr. Marja Hurley of UConn’s medical school.
It’s a Match for 100+ Doctors-to-Be in UConn Medical School’s 50th Graduating Class
Not even the pandemic could stop the excitement of the annual Match Day tradition, as students learned virtually where they'll be spending the next three to seven years as doctors in training
One-Dose Vaccine on its Way: New Tool May Arrest the Pandemic’s Progression
An Advisory Committee has just recommended the FDA grant emergency authorization use to a new, one-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. Dr. Jeff Aeschlimann, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist at UConn Health and of the UConn School of Pharmacy, shares more about the third COVID-19 vaccine to be recommended for FDA-authorized emergency use, how it works differently than the other vaccines, and what new hope the single shot may bring with it.
Avoid the ‘Double Jeopardy’ of COVID-19 if You Have a Preexisting Condition Like Heart Disease
Find out why Dr. Bruce T. Liang, director of UConn Health’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, is advising older adults and those with preexisting conditions like heart disease to take strict precautions against COVID-19 and get vaccinated once eligible.
Safely Striking Out Stroke by Innovatively Unclogging Carotid Arteries
February is American Heart Month but managing your overall cardiovascular health includes stroke prevention too. Learn about how one stroke survivor beat the odds and is now preventing a future stroke with UConn Health's innovative help.