School of Medicine

A Step Closer to Dancing Again Thanks to UConn Health Rehab Services

After years of mainly relying on a wheelchair, Marybell Lugardo recently received two computerized, prosthetic legs. Thanks to UConn Health’s Rehabilitation Services Department, Marybell is a step closer to realizing her dream of dancing again.

UConn Health Physicians Back From Relief Work in Haiti

Dr. Susan Levine, UConn Health primary care physician, and Dr. Jessica Lozier, an internal medicine resident, spent nearly two weeks in the Haitian city of Jeremie, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew.

Dr. Leo Wolansky

Internationally Renowned Neuroimager to Chair Radiology at UConn Health

UConn Health has appointed Dr. Leo Wolansky, an internationally renowned neuroimaging expert, to lead its radiology enterprise as the new chair of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics.

Statins and stethoscope. (Shutterstock Photo)

At 40, It May Be Time For a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

A UConn Health cardiologist discusses new prevention guidelines that could dislodge heart disease as the #1 killer of Americans.

A doctor examines a patient’s chest x-ray, checking for possible pneumonia. (Shutterstock Photo)

Pneumonia Rates Linked to Hospital Ventilators Have Not Dropped, Says Study

Contrary to data published by the CDC, a study led by a UConn Health researcher concluded that ventilator-associated pneumonia is still a significant risk to patients.

The annual Great American Smokeout is Nov. 17 to urge smokers to quit smoking and reduce their chance of developing lung cancer and other tobacco-related diseases. (Photo: American Cancer Society).

Are You Ready to Quit? Join the Great American Smokeout Nov. 17

This year's Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 17. UConn Health's Wellness and Smoking Cessation Program experts share 5 key steps to help you or a loved-one successfully kick the smoking habit.

An Extra Hour of Sleep, Now What?

The return to standard time comes with more than just an extra hour of sleep that first weekend. For about 500,000 Americans, the earlier sunset is more than bothersome; it’s downright depressing.

Military Service Helps Prepare Med Student for Health Care Career

Veterans Day has a special meaning to second-year medical student Greg de Gruchy. He’s among a relative few in the UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine for whom this day of remembrance is intended—himself a veteran who went on deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan during his four years of service with the U.S. […]

Dr. Omar Ibrahim, right, director of thoracic oncology at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, UConn Health, and Dr. Electra Kaloudis, section head of thoracic imaging in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics, look over a low dose CT scan. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Early Detection of Lung Cancer Saves Lives

'Early detection is a patient’s best chance for a lung cancer cure,' says UConn Health's Dr. Omar Ibrahim.

Take a Video Tour of New Women’s Center at UConn Health

The Women's Center at UConn Health offers OB/GYN care for women at every stage of their lives. Take a video tour of the new center.