School of Medicine
Dementia Gene Raises Risk of Severe COVID-19
A gene associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease is also linked to severe cases of COVID-19, according to researchers.
Safety is Priority when Re-opening Clinics
Using the “dimmer model” to slowly ramp up rather than flipping a switch is how Dr. Andy Agwunobi, CEO of UConn Health describes the process of re-opening our clinics, which have been consolidated or closed due to the present COVID-19 pandemic. Safety and the need to social distance caused by the pandemic, allowed urgent visits […]
Running in the Age of Contagion
Whether training for the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K and 5K or simply resuming an exercise routine, injury prevention now includes infection prevention.
A Running Obstetrician Adjusts to COVID-19’s New Normal
UConn Health OB/GYN Dr. Chris Morosky is an avid runner training with his kids to run the virtual June 4-7 UConn Health Half Marathon's 10k race. Learn more about Morosky's love of running and how he's been adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep moms, babies and staff as safe as possible and also help medical students learn.
Run the Virtual UConn Health Half, 10k, and 5k June 4-7
While we can’t run or walk together this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tradition of the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10k and 5k, will carry on virtually, along with the race’s Ironhorse Challenges (taking on all three race distances). Register to join.
Elective Surgeries Start to Resume at UConn Health
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic May 13 was a special milestone for UConn Health with some elective low-risk surgical procedures beginning to resume at the UConn Health Surgery Center.
Alternative to the Handshake Developed by UConn Doctors
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the journal Science UConn Health doctors are recommending a new alternative to the handshake to diminish the spread of the coronavirus.
UConn Health Commencement Goes Virtual in a COVID-19 World
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic UConn Health found a way to honor its graduating Class of 2020 of 236 new physicians and scientists headed to health care’s frontlines.
Improving the Outlook for Ovarian Cancer Patients
A team of UConn researchers has received a $1,875,750 grant from the National Cancer Institute to determine ways to improve the outlook of ovarian cancer patients.
School of Medicine Celebrates 30 New Honor Medical Society Inductees
The COVID-19 pandemic may have cancelled all in-person ceremonies and celebrations, but it doesn’t stop the UConn School of Medicine from honoring new inductees to UConn’s chapter of a prestigious medical honor society.