School of Medicine
Melding Empathy and Expertise for Compassionate Pulmonary and Critical Care
Seeing his grandmother struggle with lung disease and experiencing expert care and compassion during his wife's final days in the ICU gave Dr. Jose Soriano the motivation to provide top-level, empathetic pulmonary and critical care.
June 18, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Students Striking Out Health Inequity by Screening Patients for Social Determinants of Health
Find out how two UConn medical students are helping lead more than 100 other UConn student volunteers to together lower patients' risks of any potential health inequities due to social determinants of health.
June 17, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Once-a-Day Pills for Sickle Cell Changing Young Woman’s Life
World Sickle Cell Disease Day is June 19. Learn how the advanced clinical care and research of Dr. Biree Andemariam and her New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn Health are changing sickle cell patients' daily lives.
June 17, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Research Commitment Elevating UConn’s Internal Medicine Residency
Making better doctors by strengthening research and academics along with clinical training
June 17, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Largest Research Grant in UConn History Awarded by the National Science Foundation
The largest grant in UConn’s history awarded to the UConn School of Medicine will create a Network for Advanced NMR, a powerful method for analyzing molecules.
June 16, 2021 | Lauren Woods
Long-COVID Recovery Center at UConn Health helping those with Post-COVID Issues
Most people who have had COVID-19 recover completely within a few weeks, however, some people, even those with mild versions of the disease continue to experience symptoms long after their initial recovery.
June 16, 2021 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Health Minute: Planning for Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease can negatively affect how patients function in their day-to-day activities. Dr. Bernardo Rodrigues, director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, talks about UConn Health’s Supportive Care and Planning program that helps guide patients toward a better quality of life.
June 10, 2021 | Carolyn Pennington
‘Urban Service Talks’ (About Interprofessional Learning)
The future physicians, dentists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and physician assistants who take part in the Connecticut Area Health Education Center's (CT AHEC) Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program are walking the walk and now, talking the talk.
June 9, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Cancer Survivor Finds Peace with New Lifestyle
Focusing on living in the moment rather than worrying about the future has helped Sandra Theriault through her cancer survivorship.
June 8, 2021 | Jennifer Walker
Leading UConn Health’s Emergence in Advanced Endoscopy
You'll find Dr. Murali Dharan at the forefront of UConn Health’s advanced endoscopic techniques.
June 8, 2021 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)