Health & Well-Being

Microscopic photo of a professionally prepared slide demonstrating the cellular structure of the prostate gland adenocarcinoma. (iStock Photo)

Major Prostate Cancer Study Supports Watchful Waiting

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine, on which UConn's Dr. Peter Albertsen served as a consultant, supports active surveillance for men with low-grade prostate cancer.

A pharmacist sits with a patient in the consultation area and discusses her prescription. (iStock Photo)

New Website Connects Mental Health Patients and Pharmacists

A UConn faculty member led the recent effort to launch a website with a searchable directory of more than 850 mental health pharmacies.

Sickle cell patient Evelyn Richard at the New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn Health. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Helping Adults With Sickle Cell Live Longer

Care providers at the New England Sickle Cell Institute help patients live longer, healthier, less painful lives.

Members of the UConn Health Special Operations Unit traveled to New York City in a specially equipped vehicle and were assigned to provide medical support for the New York Urban Search and Rescue Team. They are from left to right: William Perkins, Carmine Centrella, John Kowalski, Robert Fuller, M.D., Greg Priest, Ben Sonstrom, and, kneeling, Daryl Byrne. Fuller is chief of emergency medicine for the Health Center and medical director of the group. The others are all paramedics with the special tactical training.

9/11 Memories Still Fresh for UConn Health Responders

Members of the UConn Health Fire and Emergency Departments recall their harrowing experiences at Ground Zero.

Scientist analyzing DNA sequence. (Shutterstock Photo)

UConn to Launch State’s First Genetic Counseling Program

As demand grows for such counseling, there's an urgent need for training in how to interpret the results of genetic tests.

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Exhibit Recalls 35 Years of HIV/AIDS

Three exhibitions at UConn trace the progression of HIV/AIDS from diagnosis to death sentence to manageable disease.

Incident/injury report form. (Shutterstock Photo)

Work Injuries in Connecticut Up, Above National Average

Connecticut's rate of workplace injury is up 8 percent. The state is 7 percent higher than the national average, and has been for the past 7 years.

Child looking at chips in a bag. (iStock Photo)

Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents

A UConn researcher says selling look-alike Smart Snacks in schools is a tool for marketing junk food brands to children.

Michael Poulin, 70, of West Hartford.

Vascular Surgeon Helps Patient Beat Survival Odds

A 70-year-old survived an abdominal aortic aneurysm, thanks to the quick work of his surgeon and UConn John Dempsey Hospital.

Dr. Courtney Townsel, left, looks on as Dr. Winston Campbell performs an ultrasound on an expectant mother. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

New Product Seeks to Prevent Premature Labor

With support from UConn's Innovation Corps program, a UConn Health doctor hopes to commercialize a new technology to address a rare but serious condition of pregnancy.