Health & Well-Being
New Atlas Shows Extent of Light Pollution – What Does it Mean for our Health?
After a new study shows 83% of the world lives under a haze of artificial light, a UConn Health epidemiologist says the health consequences of this are only beginning to be understood.
June 15, 2016 | Richard Stevens, School of Medicine
Diabetes and Heart Disease Can Be Deadly Combination
Research led by a UConn Health physician found that patients with Type 2 diabetes hospitalized for heart failure face 1 in 4 chance of dying over the next 18 months.
June 13, 2016 | Kim Krieger
Walnuts May Help Prevent Colon Cancer
A new study by researchers at UConn Health and JAX Genomic Medicine shows walnuts may improve colon health and suppress colon cancer.
June 2, 2016 | Kim Krieger
UConn Professor Calls for Limiting Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals
A UConn professor discusses efforts by a national pharmacists group to curtail the use of antibiotics in healthy farm animals in light of growing antibiotic resistance.
May 17, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Hospital Patients Move into New Tower
Seventy inpatients were safely relocated, as the new building at UConn John Dempsey Hospital opened for business.
May 17, 2016 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
How We Plan to Move a Hospital
The step-by-step process of moving patients will begin early on Friday morning and be completed by early afternoon.
May 12, 2016 | Lauren Woods
Expert Warns of New Tick-borne Disease
A new tick-borne disease is popping up in Connecticut and May is a perfect time to start taking precautions, a UConn veterinary expert says.
May 11, 2016 | Elaina Hancock
Charles Osgood Speaks at UConn Health Commencement
'Medicine stands on the threshold of great advances, and you will be a part of that,' the legendary newsman told medical and dental graduates.
May 10, 2016 | Bret Eckhardt
Smoking Out the Facts About E-cigarettes
As the FDA announces new regulations on e-cigarettes, a UConn Health psychologist discusses the ssues in the debate about these devices.
May 5, 2016 | Carolyn Pennington
Heart Doctor Stops His Car to Save Life of Construction Worker
On April 11 Richard Couture, 56, of Bristol was working his construction job helping to build 10 new homes in West Hartford when his heart suddenly stopped. Cardiologist Dr. Manny Katsetos of UConn Health and Lexington Cardiology Associates happened to be driving by. “Something caught my eye in front of a house, and to my […]
May 5, 2016 | Lauren Woods