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Improving Pediatric Asthma Care is Possible
New study findings published by Pediatrician Dr. Alexander Hogan of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center shows improved personalized inpatient assessments can enhance the accuracy of the prescribed asthma therapy a child receives.
Doctors Catch Patient’s Tennis Ball Sized Heart Tumor
“I am exceedingly fortunate to be alive," says Marcia Cox whose rare tennis ball sized heart tumor was caught by UConn Health emergency department physicians and cardiologists and successfully removed by a UConn Health heart surgeon.
CICATS Awards $130,000 to UConn Health and UConn Researchers
The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut has announced its awarding of $130,000 in research project funding to nine 2018 Core Interest Group (CIG) awardees from UConn Health.
Breast Cancer Patient Survives Chemo’s Attack on Her Heart
Learn how the oncologists and cardiologists at UConn Health are teaming together to protect the heart health of cancer patients during and after cancer care. Read how doctors quickly intervened to help Lynn Michaud of Bristol after her lifesaving breast cancer chemotherapy started to cause damage to her heart muscle.
UConn Health Startup Patents Artificial Salivary Gland
Dr. J. Robert Kelly, a professor of reconstructive sciences at the UConn School of Dental Medicine has patented his artificial salivary gland design through his startup, Oral Fluid Dynamics, and the support of the University.
Hundreds Receive Free Heart Health Screenings at UConn Health
In honor of American Heart Month, UConn Health's Heart Health Fair screened more than 160 members of the community on Feb. 2, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.
UConn Health Physicians Named Best Doctors by Hartford Magazine
Hartford Magazine's "annual Best Doctors" listing is out and 46 UConn Health physicians made the list.
Top 10 Heart Health Myths Busted
'I'm not very overweight, so I don't need to watch what I eat.' Experts from UConn Health’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center debunk this and other common myths about cardiovascular health.
America: Stop Ignoring Men’s Mental Health
Before her upcoming Jan. 30 testimony at the Congressional Briefing on Men's Mental Health, prominent psychological scientist Dr. Wizdom Powell of UConn Health shares the latest information on the state of men's mental health in the U.S. and her solutions to help close the huge gap in men and boys mental health awareness, resources, and services.
Lawmakers Get Hands-On Experience at UConn’s Medical and Dental Schools
A legislative tour on Jan. 19 gave state lawmakers new knowledge about the latest happenings at UConn Health and a hands-on experience using the latest innovative tools helping train medical and dental students to be the next generation of healthcare providers in Connecticut.