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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.
Eight UConn Researchers Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Eight researchers from UConn and UConn Health have been recognized by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) as some of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering and technology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.