School of Medicine
UConn Health Minute: TAVR
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR gives patients, who suffer from chest pain and shortness of breath but may not be good candidates for open heart surgery, prompt relief from their symptoms so they can get back to their daily activities.
February 2, 2023 | Carolyn Pennington
Patients’ Lived Experience Shapes Research for Young Adult Opioid Use Recovery
The Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR) -- an NIH-funded project spearheaded by UConn Health’s Dr. Kristyn Zajac -- will unite patients, providers, and researchers to better support young people recovering from opioid use disorder
February 1, 2023 | Mac Murray
Four From UConn Named Fellows By AAAS
The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society.
January 31, 2023 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Exercise Class for People with Parkinson’s Disease Celebrates 10 Years
Since 2012, UConn and UConn Health physical therapists have hosted a weekly class to help people with Parkinson’s disease improve quality of life through movement
January 25, 2023 | Jason Sheldon
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Meets with St. Lucia Prime Minister to Review Progress of UConn-St. Lucia Cooperation Agreement
This January UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin visited St. Lucia where he bestowed the first struck medal Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award to St. Lucia's Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre in honorary recognition of his support of regenerative engineering in the country.
January 23, 2023 | Jini Davis, Connecticut Convergence Institute
Trio of Life-Saving Finds for Complex Medical Patient
If you were to ask any of Mike Calabrese’s doctors, they would agree he has a pretty complex medical case. He credits the doctors at UConn Health for saving his life on three different occasions and most recently fixing an injury to his knee.
January 19, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Health Minute: Living with Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is typically diagnosed in young adulthood so patients experience changing symptoms as they age. Neurologist Hamza Coban explains that as a designated Center for Comprehensive MS Care, UConn Health is uniquely qualified to help patients as they progress with this disease.
January 18, 2023 | Carolyn Pennington
Podcast: Addressing Alcohol Addiction
An international collaboration of addiction researchers led by UConn School of Medicine Professor Emeritus Thomas Babor is out with updated findings on the social, cultural, and environmental factors that influence alcoholism
January 12, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Dr. Cato Laurencin Receives Shu Chien Achievement Award
Most prestigious honor bestowed by the Biomedical Engineering Society's BMES Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Group
January 6, 2023 | Jini Davis, Connecticut Convergence Institute
Managing Diabetes for 2
UConn Health’s Diabetes Education Program helps women control their blood sugars before, during, and after pregnancy to reduce complications for both mom and baby
January 5, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)