Health & Well-Being
Monitoring Mysterious ‘Sloth Fever’
Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus offers insight on oropouche virus from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service
Protecting People and Animals from Eastern Equine Encephalitis
With this mosquito-borne disease currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt ’20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn’s Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science share information to keep Connecticut residents and their animals safe.
Connecticut Sees Increase in Occupational Disease
On eve of Labor Day, new report finds 2022 saw significant rise in cases
NIDCR-funded Study Finds Females Have Lower Salivary Flow Than Males
Findings key for patient risk assessment and treatment management strategies
Why Whooping Cough Now?
Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says Dr. Timothy Lishnak from UConn Health’s family medicine faculty
Mpox ‘Global Emergency’ Not an Imminent Threat in US
Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus monitors from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service
Seeing the Unseen: Professor Zheng, Peers, Develop Novel Endoscopic High-Res Imaging Technique
The new lensless process, called Synthetic Aperture Ptycho-Endoscopy (SAPE), uses an advanced imaging process to capture bending patterns of light through a bundle of ultrathin optical fibers
New Geroscience Program Delves Into the Mysteries of Aging
'Our goal is to give as many students as possible a greater appreciation and understanding of aging'
Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements
Tysen Kendig admits the idea of spinal surgery was undoubtedly scary, but he knew going in that he had one of the very best surgeons in the business to fix his cervical stenosis leading to extreme confidence going into surgery but after the fact is even more impressed with the quality of care.
Understanding what Makes Ticks Tick Through Their Spit
Andrei Abarientos ‘26 (CAHNR) is interning this summer at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institutes of Health laboratory, to learn about a unique aspect of this harmful insect