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Road to Family-Based Recovery Goes Through UConn Health
A community health researcher at UConn Health is evaluating a DCF project to determine if it is effective in treating parents’ substance abuse and keeping kids in their homes, and whether it is less costly than alternative approaches.
Life Experiences Shape Surgeon’s Desire to Care for Children
UConn Health pediatric surgeon Dr. Christine Finck is using tissue engineering to develop new methods to treat a condition that affects one in 4,500 babies.
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.
Elders’ Stress Response May Worsen Depression’s Impact
UConn Health researchers say that depressed elders who are also easily stressed are prone to worse cognitive outcomes, and could benefit from alternative treatments for their depression.
UConn Health Continues to Grow in Family Medicine, Primary Care
Meet seven physicians who recently joined UConn Health in family medicine, primary care, or internal medicine. Dr. Andrea Gutierrez is a family medicine physician seeing patients in Storrs Center. She joins UConn Health from the Day Kimball Medical Group in northeastern Connecticut. Gutierrez completed a family practice residency at St. Elizabeth Hospital and holds a […]
Cancer Patient Shares His Story of Hope
Lung cancer patient Michel Gueret had a life expectancy of less than a year. After participating in an immunotherapy clinical trial at UConn Health, he now has no more lung cancer symptoms. Michel is sharing his success story to help give hope to other advanced cancer patients, “Never underestimate what is possible.”
UConn Health Researchers Work with Startup on Colon Cancer Vaccine
CaroGen’s proprietary technology platform will be applied to a specific target studied by two immunologists at UConn Health.
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.
‘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.
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.