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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.
Remembering Medical School Founder Dr. Robert L. Volle, Sr.
A founder of UConn School of Medicine, Dr. Robert Volle, Sr. passed away on Feb. 3 at the age of 90. “I and my colleagues owe Dr. Volle a ton of gratitude for what he did for the SOM,” says Dean Dr. Bruce T. Liang. Read the tribute to Volle's great life and contributions to medicine.
Stopping Stroke Damage
An innovative treatment nearing human clinical trial at UConn Health could put an end to long-term stroke damage.
How to Maintain your Cardiovascular Health to Prevent Both Heart Attack and Stroke
February is Heart Month. But did you know that maintaining your overall cardiovascular health prevents both heart attack and stroke? UConn Today sat down with Neurologist Dr. Gracia Mui, co-director of the Stroke Program at UConn Health, to learn just what we can do daily to lower both our overall heart disease and stroke risk factors.
Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Black Community Stressed by National Experts including Dr. Cato T. Laurencin
This week in The New York Times a national group of leading Black health experts including UConn Health's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin shined a light on the critical importance of the Black community receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
State to the Rescue: Connecticut National Guard Delivers 1,000 Vaccines to UConn Health
Snow nor shortages of vaccines could stop the State of Connecticut and its National Guard from finding a way to come to the rescue of hundreds of UConn Health patients anxiously awaiting the rescheduling of their canceled COVID-19 vaccinations this week. On Tuesday, February 2 early morning the CT National Guard delivered nearly a thousand first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to UConn Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program.