School of Medicine
Committed to Curtailing Sepsis
Nurses Elizabeth Haskell and Ashley Brennan-McBride lead UConn Health’s effort to reduce sepsis risk and mortality.
UConn Health Remembers 9/11 Nineteen Years Later Virtually
This year on September 11 the UConn Health community gathered virtually together online to mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The remembrance ceremony was livestreamed of the event participants and guest speakers social-distancing in-person in the large Academic Rotunda at UConn Health paying their annual tribute to the thousands of lives lost that day.
UConn Health Minute: Solving Swallowing Disorders
More than 15 million Americans have a swallowing disorder. Swallowing problems may be temporary, or they may be an indication of a serious medical problem. UConn Health’s new Esophageal Disease Center is an alliance of specialists equipped to diagnose and treat these types of digestive system disorders.
UConn Researcher Developing ‘Blood-to-Answer’ Method for Early HIV Detection
UConn Health professor of biomedical engineering Changchun Liu, Ph.D., has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a simple, rapid, affordable HIV testing device.
‘Mighty Mice’ Stay Mighty in Space
An experiment by UConn Health researchers with some 'mighty mice' who spent 33 days in space last year bodes well for the health of astronauts.
Highest Honor of Materials Research Society Awarded to UConn Health Professor Cato T. Laurencin
The Materials Research Society has named UConn Health’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Von Hippel Award, the society’s highest and most prestigious honor.
Leading the Way in POCUS Instruction
In critical care medicine, time is everything – time is heart, time is brain, time is life. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an emerging tool utilized extensively in the Emergency Department at UConn Health to expedite triage, diagnosis, and treatment in critically ill patients. UConn Health also is leading the charge in POCUS education, with many […]
UConn Health Helps Paramedic Trainees Get Back on Track
True to its educational mission, UConn Health opened the John Dempsey Hospital ED to a class of paramedics in training who found themselves without a place for their clinical rotations when the pandemic struck.
Protecting Yourself from the Flu during the Coronavirus Pandemic
While every flu season is unpredictable, the 2020-2021 season will certainly be unique as the COVID-19 pandemic still looms. The prospect of the flu season during the coronavirus pandemic leaves health experts looking for answers. COVID-19 has already claimed the lives of over 170,000 Americans and the flu usually accounts for tens of thousands of […]
Chief Nursing Officer Named at UConn Health
Caryl Ryan, after serving for the last 9 months as UConn Health’s Interim Vice President, Quality and Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, has been officially appointed to the permanent role.