School of Medicine
Global Health Students Present Findings Monday
An eye-opening experience interacting with an underserved population in one of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest countries is likely to follow Brooke Schuman throughout her career. The second-year UConn medical student and aspiring pediatrician will share what she learned from her eight-week stay in Nicaragua during Medical/Dental Student Research Day, Monday, Feb. 26 at UConn Health.
February 22, 2018 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
February 21, 2018 | Lauren Woods
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.
February 20, 2018 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
Eating for a Healthy Heart
Although no single food is a cure-all, certain foods have been shown to improve your heart health. Watch the video to see which top 10 heart healthy foods are among those recommended by UConn Health’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center.
February 15, 2018 | Ethan Giorgetti
Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot
Flu hospitalization rates across the country are the highest ever seen at this point in the season since tracking began in 2005, according to the CDC. Laura Haynes, professor of immunology in the UConn Center on Aging, offers some insights into this year's flu season.
February 8, 2018 | Brittany Knight, Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Sciences
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.
February 5, 2018 | Lauren Woods
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.
February 1, 2018 | Lauren Woods
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.
January 25, 2018 | Lauren Woods
Med Students Participate in Healthcare Hackathon
Three UConn medical students competed in the 2018 Yale Healthcare Hackathon this weekend. This year’s theme was “artificial intelligence enabling medicine."
January 25, 2018 | Sarah Mattessich, Third-Year Medical Student
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.
January 22, 2018 | Lauren Woods