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New Outpatient Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Clinic Improving the Patient Experience
UConn Health is now home to an Outpatient Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Clinic. This new service will allow patients in need to have same-day outpatient plasmapheresis treatment thus avoiding a lengthy inpatient hospital stay.
Science Teacher Turning Medical Student to Repair Our World
Learn how a local science teacher, and soon-to-be UConn medical student, has inspired his high school students to 3D print face shields and donate them to health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients at UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
Experimental Drug Giving New Hope to Sickle Cell Patients Around the World
World Sickle Cell Day is June 19. Find out how the clinical trial research of UConn Health's Dr. Biree Andemariam is offering new hope for patients living with the painful inherited red blood cell disease with a promising oral, once-a-day experimental medication that may have a meaningful future impact on patient lives.
UConn Health Doctor: COVID-19 Directly Targets the Cardiovascular System
UConn Health Dr. Kai Chen answers questions about COVID-19's risks for heart health.
Songs of Hope for COVID-19 Front Line Workers
Sing for Hope has lended the voice of one of its singers to help further inspire UConn Health’s front line health care workers battling COVID-19 at UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
Virtual Weekend Run a Success for the UConn Health Half Marathon
Although a traditional road race was out of the question, runners of a 'virtual' half marathon raised thousands for UConn Health.
COVID-19 Testing Headed to Nursing Home Battlegrounds
UConn Health experts say new weekly COVID-19 testing at nursing homes is an important public health measure.
Examining the COVID-19 Clinical Trial Landscape
The rush for new promising therapeutics and treatments led Dr. Aakash Desai, an internal medicine resident at UConn School of Medicine, to evaluate the current clinical trial landscape for COVID-19. Read more about his research study published on June 2 by The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine.
A Powerful ‘Look-Back’ for COVID-19 Antibodies in Health Care Workers
A UConn Health study is looking at the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in health care workers.
UConn Health Nurse Finds New Perspective After Running Injury
One avid runner bouncing back from a debilitating injury, ironically, is also a nurse practitioner specializing in treating patients at UConn Health with the same injury she experienced. Learn more about Jocelyn Libros' injury recovery and her plans to run the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on June 4-7.