Health & Well-Being

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UConn Health Recognized as High Performer for Inclusive Care

National recognition from the Healthcare Equality Index highlights commitment to providing inclusive, patient-centered care for all.

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Stronger Than Ever

A Gaelic football player overcame a serious bicep tendon injury and has returned to play thanks to the support and expertise of his orthopedic team at UConn Health

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Women’s Center for Motion & Performance Helps Patient Find Relief After Years of Knee Pain

After years of unanswered knee pain, a personalized approach at UConn Health's Women's Center for Motion & Performance helped Katie Ralston find relief and reclaim the active life she loves.

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What’s Hot with Heat: UConn’s KSI Joins National Athletic Trainers’ Association to Release New Safety Guidelines

The guidelines aim to prevent illness and death in athletes and laborers across the country

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The Story of the Study of Post-exercise Hypotension

Exercise's affect on blood pressure hasn't always been well understood, but one UConn researcher and her collaborators are continuing to shed light on this important topic

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Keeping Women Active and Healthy

UConn Health’s Dr. Katherine Coyner and Dr. Allison Schafer join on Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

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Veterans and UConn Work for Access to Advanced Stroke Rehab

'As our country approaches its 250th birthday, it is fitting to give quality care to the vets who struggled and sacrificed'

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Tanning Bed Use is Down, But Gen Z Still Wants to Be Tan, So They’re Going Outside

Sherry Pagoto, a professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media, is using a different approach to curb tanning among Gen Z

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A Soft Sensor for Knees Under Pressure

Finding the right amount of movement for people rehabbing from knee injuries

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Science in Seconds: Improving GLP-1

A UConn Health researcher explains how her lab is focusing on how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and how they can be improved for the future