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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.
Interventional Cardiologist Curbing Chronic Leg Swelling
September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. Thanks to an interventional cardiologist at UConn Health Doreen Smith, 83, of Glastonbury is now walking comfortably again and looking forward to her 84th birthday.
UConn Health, CaroGen Collaborate on Promising Technology for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
UConn Health researchers, along with industry partners, have developed a promising potential candidate for treating colorectal cancer.
UConn Health Minute: OB/GYN Minimally Invasive Surgery
Find out how a preschool teacher suffering from endometriosis was able to return to her students faster and with less pain after she had surgery performed by UConn Health’s Dr. Danielle Luciano using minimally invasive techniques.
Better Sleep, Best Self
“More people think that they need less sleep than they actually do.” Dr. Jennifer Kanaan, sleep medicine expert, tells the UConn Health Pulse podcast, making sleep a priority is a key to optimal performance, especially for adolescents.
Back-to-School: A Family Medicine Perspective
In this year of uncertainty, what will the new school year bring? A UConn Health family medicine physician shares some thoughts on how to prepare.
Researchers Call for International Collaboration on Parathyroid Cancer
UConn Health researchers are calling for a global effort to study parathyroid tumors in a bid to find treatments for a rare but serious type of cancer.
Bright White Coats and Futures: 160 UConn Medical and Dental Students Arrive
The annual White Coat ceremonies for UConn School of Medicine and UConn School of Dental Medicine's Class of 2024 were still held on Aug. 21 with social-distancing precautions and live-streamed video broadcasts to faculty, family and friends. Not even a pandemic stopped the medical and dental schools from safely celebrating the time-honored tradition.
UConn Health Home to 30 New Public Access AEDs
UConn Health’s campus now has 30 new public access Automated-External Defibrillators (AEDs) along with Stop the Bleed kits throughout common areas of its buildings and facilities.
Vascular Surgeon Leverages Latest Innovation and Least Invasive Approach
Learn more about Dr. Mina Boutrous, an innovative vascular surgeon specializing in the latest minimally invasive endovascular techniques and treatments. This summer he joined UConn Health bringing with him his unique dual training in both cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.