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UConn/CDC infographic shares tips for preventing mumps and recognizing its common symptoms.

Uptick in Mumps

With an uptick in reports of the mumps nationally, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. David Banach at UConn Health discusses the latest information and best steps for prevention.

At UConn Health 150 high school students from thirty-five schools attended the annual 54th Connecticut Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (CT-JSHS). The CT Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of UConn Health organized the March 11 event.

High School Science Students Shine at UConn Health Symposium

High School science students from across Connecticut attended a prestigious UConn Health symposium in March to show off their research findings and compete for college scholarships.

Health insurance paperwork. (Shutterstock Photo)

Health Insurance Plans ‘Too Complicated to Understand’

A new survey by the Health Disparities Institute of UConn Health shows that many patients across Connecticut are struggling to understand their complex, jargon-filled private health insurance plans.

Woman sneezing, standing next to a tree in bloom. (Getty Images)

Allergy Season is Here

A UConn ENT specialist offers advice to allergy sufferers on how best to make it through allergy season.

After her Fitbit alerted her to serious heart trouble, 73-year-old Patricia Lauder was successfully treated at UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center by cardiologist Dr. JuYong Lee. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Fitness Tracker Saves Patient’s Life

After her Fitbit alerted her to serious heart trouble, 73-year-old Patricia Lauder was successfully treated at UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center.

Thirty-four physicians at UConn Health are on the 2017 'Top Docs' list of Connecticut Magazine including Dr. Patrick Coll, medical director of senior health and the James EC Walker M.D. Memory Disorders Program at the UConn Center on Aging (Photo: Paul Horton).

Connecticut Magazine Names 34 UConn Health ‘Top Docs’

Connecticut Magazine's 'Top Docs' list is out and 34 physicians across medical specialties at UConn Health are on the list.

Dr. Matthew Tremblay, who specializes in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis at UConn Health, discusses a new drug just approved by the FDA. (Stock Image)

Expert Discusses First and Only Drug Approved for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Matthew Tremblay, who specializes in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis at UConn Health, discusses a new drug just approved by the FDA.

This study built upon earlier research by Dr. Andrew Arnold of UConn, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Scientists Pave Path for Tackling Rare Cancers Without Effective Treatments

Genomic analysis is opening the doors to diseases that could never have been understood through traditional biomedical research because there simply aren’t enough patients to observe.

Close up shot of a man pinching fat from his belly. (Getty Images)

The Healing Power of Fat

A patient at UConn Health has his voice restored with help from an unlikely source: his body's fat cells.

With UConn Health poised to open a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in April, the head of the neurology department discusses this common seizure condition. These MRI scans show a brain tumor and associated swelling that triggered a patient’s seizures. (UConn Health Image)

I’ve Heard of it, But What Exactly is Epilepsy?

With UConn Health poised to open a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in April, the head of the neurology department discusses this common seizure condition.