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“This is a big clinical breakthrough in dermatology. Up to 60 percent of our patients with a suspicious skin lesion or mole are being spared a biopsy,” thanks to confocal technology says Dr. Jane Grant-Kels of UConn Health Dermatology (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Finding Skin Cancer in a Flash

The latest advanced smart technology at UConn Health hunts for skin cancer and keeps an eye on changing moles.

Dr. Germain-Lee in lab

Top Pediatric Endocrinologist Coming to UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has recruited top physician-scientist Dr. Emily L. Germain-Lee from Johns Hopkins to serve as professor and chief of pediatric endocrinology.

Camp Courant free screenings

UConn Dental School Gives Back at Camp Courant

This July UConn School of Dental Medicine continued their long-standing tradition of offering free dental and oral health screenings for the children attending Camp Courant.

Award-winning physician-scientist Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava, director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center in his lab at UConn Health is developing a novel immunotherapy vaccine for difficult to treat ovarian cancer

Connecticut Innovations Fuels UConn’s Development of Personalized Ovarian Cancer Therapy

Dr. Pramod Srivastava, director of UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded $500,000 from Connecticut Innovations to help fuel his development of an advanced personalized immunotherapy vaccine for ovarian cancer.

exercise safely this summer

Exercise Safely this Summer

Summer is heating up. The UConn Musculoskeletal Institute’s experts in the Division of Sports Medicine offers their best health tips so you can safely stay active this summer during your exercise and recreational sport events.

Thermometer on summer day showing high temperature over 100 degrees F, and glass of water. (iStock Photo)

Beat the Heat

The medical director of the UConn Health Emergency Department discusses the symptoms of heat-related illness and how to avoid it.

Dr. Tessa Balach speaks with a patient. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health, Hartford HealthCare Explore Forming ACO

An Accountable Care Organization is a voluntary collaboration to coordinate care and ensure that shared patients receive the best care at the lowest cost.

Town of Canton’s First Physician Honored by UConn Health

The legacy of Dr. Solomon Everest (1760-1822), the Town of Canton’s first physician, was honored on the grounds of UConn Health Canton on June 16.

Outpatient Pavilion

Outpatient Pavilion at UConn Health Named Best New Construction

UConn Health's Outpatient Pavilion is being honored as the best in ‘New Construction’ by The Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) for an outstanding building project exemplifying construction excellence and best practices in teamwork.

Summer Art

Summer Art Exhibit Unveiled at UConn Health

From June to September the artwork of local artists will be on display at UConn Health's Celeste LeWitt Gallery.