Health & Well-Being
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.
September 14, 2016 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
September 14, 2016 | Kristen Cole
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.
September 12, 2016 | Lauren Woods
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.
September 9, 2016 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
September 8, 2016 | Kim Krieger
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.
September 8, 2016 | Kenneth Best
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.
September 6, 2016 | Lauren Woods
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.
August 31, 2016 | Daniel P. Jones, UConn Rudd Center
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.
August 31, 2016 | Lauren Woods
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.
August 30, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research