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Young Mother Survives Heart-Stopping Experience

After successful treatment for arrhythmia at UConn Health, Vanessa Lloyd has nicknamed her heart monitor 'Jonathan' as a sign of gratitude.

Frank Cammarata, left, and Dr. Aseem Vashist, interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. (UConn Health Photo)

Heart Patient Finds Answers at UConn Health

After Frank Cammarata was given a clean bill of health despite his ongoing symptoms, he turned to UConn Health, where he was successfully treated for a heart blockage.

Dr. Ching Lau speaks at a press event to announce the 'Smash Childhood Cancer' global crowdsourcing research initiative. From left, Juan Hindo of IBM, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and Dr. Jim Shmerling, CEO of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (Lauren Woods/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Physician is US Lead on ‘Smash Childhood Cancer’

Pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Ching Lau is spearheading IBM's global crowdsourcing research effort to find new treatments for childhood cancer in the U.S.

Wear a piece of red clothing on Friday, Feb. 3, National Wear Red Day, to help raise awareness of the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn to Go Red for Women’s Health During Heart Health Month

Wear a piece of red clothing on Friday, Feb. 3, National Wear Red Day, to help raise awareness of the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women.

2017 White Coat Gala logo.

White Coat Gala to Celebrate Center on Aging

UConn Health is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Center on Aging, a national leader in advanced research, clinical trials, patient care, and medical education.

Dr. Eric Mortensen is the newly appointed chief of General Internal Medicine at UConn Health (Photo: Janine Gelineau/UConn Health).

New Chief of General Internal Medicine at UConn Health

UConn Health has appointed Dr. Eric Mortensen as the new chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine.

UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls. (KatarzynaBialasiewicz/Getty Images)

Current Alcohol Marketing Controls Don’t Protect Youth

UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls.

A still life photo of a petri dish on top of an illustration of the human body. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Heart-In-A-Dish’ Sheds Light on Genetics of Heart Disease

Advances in research on the human heart put UConn Health on the cutting edge.

New Year's resolution to exercise more.

Pick Realistic New Year’s Resolutions

Sticking with resolutions comes down to increasing the good to decrease the bad, says Bradley Biskup at UConn Health.

Senior woman in conversation at Christmas dinner. (vm/Getty Images)

Hidden Hearing Loss Revealed

Researchers at the UConn School of Medicine have developed a new test that can identify hearing deficits in some people who have normal hearing test results.