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UConn Health Minute: Skin Care and Aging
The natural aging process and damage from the sun generally produces age spots, pigmentation problems, and other skin flaws. As UConn Health dermatologist Hao Feng tells us, it’s important to know the difference between those benign concerns and skin cancer so that timely and appropriate treatment can be given before the condition worsens.
Healthier Moms and Healthier Babies
Research shows that breastfeeding offers many health benefits for infants and mothers, as well as potential economic and environmental benefits for communities. When Natalee Martin, Associate Director of Development, UConn Health, University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. heard that not all mothers had access to breast pumps upon leaving the hospital, she knew she had to […]
New Leadership for Memory Assessment Program
Dr. Yazeed Maghaydah and Dr. Kristina Zdanys have been named co-directors of the James E. C. Walker M.D. Memory Assessment Program in the UConn Center on Aging at UConn Health. The Memory Assessment Program provides a full range of diagnostic services for patients who are concerned about memory related difficulties, as well as primary clinical […]
Profile: Dr. Setareh Alipour
UConn Health primary care physician Setareh Alipour has loved doing puzzles for as long as she can remember. The knack for solving even the most complicated puzzle translates well to caring for her patients as she reviews all of their medical information to come up with the best diagnosis and treatment plan.
UConn Empowering the HIV Community
Two NIH-funded study programs at UConn School of Medicine are studying ways to promote HIV testing and to improve the lives of people living with HIV in Connecticut, especially the unemployed and women. Dr. Carla Rash at UConn Health received $3.4M from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to pursue the PROMOTE study. Drs. […]
UConn Physicians Among Hartford Magazine’s 2019 ‘Best Docs’
Hartford Magazine is out with its 2019 “Best Doctors in Greater Hartford,” a list that includes 37 UConn Health physicians: Anesthesiology Amir Tulchinsky Cardiovascular Disease Christopher C. Pickett Jason Ryan Dermatology Marti J. Rothe Endocrinology and Metabolism Andrew Arnold Beatriz R. Esayag-Tendler Carl Malchoff Pamela Taxel Gastroenterology Murali Dharan Geriatric Medicine Patrick P. Coll Anne […]
UConn Health Minute: Rapid Recovery After Joint Surgery
There are around a million hip and knee replacements done every year in the U.S. As UConn Health orthopedic surgeon Olga Solovyova explains, patients are achieving recovery milestones a lot quicker than ever before thanks to a number of new advances.
UConn Health Minute: Emergency Cardiac Care
Some heart attacks are sudden and intense, others start slowly and mild – either way, the sooner you’re treated the better chances of survival. Dr. Sara Blomstrom and the emergency medical experts at UConn Health are highly trained and ready to offer rapid cardiac care from the moment you call 911.
Asthma Severity Linked to Microbiome of Upper Airway
A new study raises question of whether altering bacteria in the airway could help asthma patients. Learn more about the new findings published in Nature Communications by Washington University in St. Louis and UConn School of Medicine researchers.
Mighty Mice Head to Space on Important Health Mission
Some mighty mice have blasted off into space to help UConn health researchers learn more about bone and muscle loss.