Health & Well-Being
Finding Skin Cancer in a Flash
The latest advanced smart technology at UConn Health hunts for skin cancer and keeps an eye on changing moles.
Beat the Heat
The medical director of the UConn Health Emergency Department discusses the symptoms of heat-related illness and how to avoid it.
Summer Concerts and Party Drug a Dangerous Mix
A UConn pharmacy expert discusses the dangerous side effects of an illicit drug known as 'bath salts.'
UConn Health, Hartford HealthCare Explore Forming ACO
An Accountable Care Organization is a voluntary collaboration to coordinate care and ensure that shared patients receive the best care at the lowest cost.
UConn Health Colorectal Cancer Researchers Redefining ‘Early Detection’
Thanks to a large volume of accumulated data, high-definition microscopy, and a skilled surgeon's experience, researchers are closing in on ways to identify who’s most at risk for colorectal cancer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hospital Patients Move into New Tower
Seventy inpatients were safely relocated, as the new building at UConn John Dempsey Hospital opened for business.