Health & Well-Being

Breastfeeding mother and infant with formula in the foreground

Formula Shortage Decreased Breastfeeding Disparities

A formula shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic created an experiment for the researchers to see if and how breastfeeding patterns change in response to the crisis

Protest sign about climate change

UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute Joins 60+ Organizations in Supporting Federal Policy Agenda for Tackling Extreme Heat

The announcement comes as 2024 is officially declared hottest year on record; lingering effects of extreme heat fuel catastrophic wildfires in California

TIP Partners

TIP Companies Partner to Advance Digestive Health

Neighboring UConn TIP start-ups, Arome Science and Feel Good Lab, sign a distribution agreement leveraging their respective strengths, and know-how

Members of the UConn football team cheer before the start of the game against Holy Cross at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentchler Field on Sept. 4, 2021.

Lifesaving Legislation: KSI, UConn Laud Passage of HEARTS Act

President Biden has signed into a law an act to make defibrillators and CPR training more accessible in schools

Blood cells and glucose in the vein. 3D illustration

Sweet Scavenger Sticks Anti-Virus Messages in Place

During a viral infection, tethering molecules that would otherwise warn the immune system of an infection

Portrait of orchestra on stage, with "Belonging" in several languages printed below

Music Brings Belonging at UConn Health

Faculty, staff, student musicians present winter concert

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Podcast: Expertise in Treating Advanced Melanoma

Drs. Margaret Callahan and Giao Phan explain the advanced melanoma program they lead at UConn Health

Norm Kilcomons and his wife Charlene cutting down their Christmas tree. Christmas is extra special this year for the Kilcomons family (Photo courtesy of Kilcomons family).

‘I Was Dead’: How a Perfectly Timed Tennis Match Saved a Farmington Man’s Life

Norm survived cardiac arrest on the tennis court thanks to CPR performed by two friends, and the quick response of the Farmington Police and Fire departments, AMR ambulance paramedics, and the UConn Health multidisciplinary medical team

2 surgeons in OR

Neurosurgery Now Its Own Department at UConn Health

Reflecting significant growth since arrival of Dr. Ketan Bulsara

Steffan Goelitzer discussing his diagnosis with his doctor at UConn Health

Bone Marrow Transplant Team Provides Lifesaving Care for German Patient with Rare Brain Cancer

As the couple prepares to head back to Germany, they say they will always consider UConn Health their second home