Health & Well-Being
Providing Care Beyond Borders
Spearheaded by a UConn Health medical student, more than 30 medical providers brought specialty and primary care to residents of the Dominican Republic
UConn DMD Professor Documents Story of Latino Mental Health through Humanities Institute Fellowship
Oscar Guerra's new project explores mental health and the social, cultural, and political factors that affect it
A Very ‘Holley Family’ Christmas, Now Cancer-Free
Connecticut Man Now Cancer Free Thanks to Powerful Immunotherapy Care He Received at the UConn Health Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Long COVID Story: Now, Back in the Race
Patient says her care at UConn Health helped her overcome a series of problems that followed a COVID-19 diagnosis and kept her sidelined for 2 ½ years
More than Morning Sickness: UConn Researcher Studies Hyperemesis Gravidarum Survivor Stories
'Our patients are so complex that to really understand whatever the topic is you are researching, you need both quantitative and qualitative together to really give you the complete picture'
What You Can Do Now to Prevent Memory Loss
It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about protecting our brains. Research shows that taking steps to improve our health at any age can be especially important in helping lower our risk of developing dementia in later life. There are many ways to help prevent or delay memory loss and Dr. Patrick P. Coll, medical director for Senior Health at UConn Health shares some of those with us.
“They Will Come at Me”: New Study Investigates Fear of Retaliation in America’s Nursing Homes
While highly prevalent and pervasive, the fear of retaliation has largely been overlooked in policy and research. A new study seeks to improve understanding of this phenomenon
Husky Finds His Way Home — to UConn Sports Medicine
Dr. Corey R. Dwyer, who spent 14 years as a UConn student or resident, returns to join the School of Medicine faculty as an orthopedic surgeon with expertise in complex shoulder cases
Kuhn Develops Patent-Pending Process to Create Comfortable Prosthetics for Breast Cancer Survivors
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn uses a 3D bioprinter to fabricate breast prosthetics that are lightweight, flexible, and porous
Taking On Stigmatization and Body-Shaming in the Media
Rebecca Puhl of the UConn Rudd Center was a panelist along with national media figures to discuss the ways in which body weight and obesity are covered and portrayed in the press