School of Medicine
Innovative Therapeutic Program Helps Those Living With PTSD
Professor Julian Ford created TARGET, an educational and therapeutic approach that explains why PTSD develops and how it can be overcome.
One-Dose Vaccine on its Way: New Tool May Arrest the Pandemic’s Progression
An Advisory Committee has just recommended the FDA grant emergency authorization use to a new, one-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. Dr. Jeff Aeschlimann, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist at UConn Health and of the UConn School of Pharmacy, shares more about the third COVID-19 vaccine to be recommended for FDA-authorized emergency use, how it works differently than the other vaccines, and what new hope the single shot may bring with it.
Air Filters Can Scrub Out Air Pollutants Near Highways, Reduce Blood Pressure
Even relatively small reductions in blood pressure can affect the risk of heart attack and stroke.
UConn Researcher Makes Advances in Tissue Engineering
New approaches in complex tissue engineering offer a promising avenue for future joint repair treatments.
Five Stars for Team Based Approach to Patient Care
Avon Health Center, a member of the UConn John Dempsey Hospital preferred post-acute care network, is in the top 2% of skilled nursing facilities (SNF) in the country, receiving 5 stars in all 4 categories from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Avoid the ‘Double Jeopardy’ of COVID-19 if You Have a Preexisting Condition Like Heart Disease
Find out why Dr. Bruce T. Liang, director of UConn Health’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, is advising older adults and those with preexisting conditions like heart disease to take strict precautions against COVID-19 and get vaccinated once eligible.
National Awards for UConn Health Faculty
This winter UConn Health and its faculty have been applauded on the national stage for their accomplishments.
Safely Striking Out Stroke by Innovatively Unclogging Carotid Arteries
February is American Heart Month but managing your overall cardiovascular health includes stroke prevention too. Learn about how one stroke survivor beat the odds and is now preventing a future stroke with UConn Health's innovative help.
Winter in the Emergency Department: Careful With that Snowblower
Add potential COVID-19 cases to the list of what the providers in the UConn John Dempsey Hospital ED are seeing this time of year, along with winter’s common health hazards from snow removal and injuries from winter sports.
Remembering Medical School Founder Dr. Robert L. Volle, Sr.
A founder of UConn School of Medicine, Dr. Robert Volle, Sr. passed away on Feb. 3 at the age of 90. “I and my colleagues owe Dr. Volle a ton of gratitude for what he did for the SOM,” says Dean Dr. Bruce T. Liang. Read the tribute to Volle's great life and contributions to medicine.