Health & Well-Being

Portrait of Dr. Hetal Patel and Emmett Sullivan in pharmacy reception area

Improving Equity by Improving Access

Dispensary of Hope at UConn Health Pharmacy makes prescription drugs more attainable

Nancy Kirkiles-Smith ’85 (CLAS) ’96 (CAHNR)

CAHNR Alum Nancy Kirkiles-Smith Rediscovers Passion for Nutrition with Weekend Kitchen

Combining her knowledge of immunology and nutrition, Nancy Kirkiles-Smith helps people see that living by the adage "you are what you eat" can also be a lot of fun

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UConn Health Celebrates Opening of The Brain and Spine Institute

Comprehensive spine care, cranial neurosurgery, neurology, and imaging all at 5 Munson Road

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UConn Partnership with East Hartford Public Schools Celebrates First Year

UConn WSCC team marks productive year of improving health and well-being of school children with CDC visit

Group of white free range chickens.

$10 Million USDA Poultry Sustainability Grant Making Progress on All Initiatives

With an eye to safeguarding animal, human, and environmental health, the multi-institution project is improving broiler production by relying on environmentally friendly approaches and no antibiotics

A frightened child holds up a hand, palm extended.

Relationship Study Says Parental Acceptance in Childhood Predicts Ability to Forgive as Adults

'Your childhood rejection experiences can bully you for the rest of your life'

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UConn Health Using AI for Early Identification of Lung Cancer

UConn Health has implemented an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system to assist with the identification, management, and treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Edan Tulman, a researcher and professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, pours liquid in a lab at UConn

A Legacy of Vaccine Innovations

In honor of World Vaccine Day and CAHNR’s 10th Anniversary of Health, take a moment to learn about some of the College’s contributions to ensuring public health through the development of novel vaccines and vaccine research

A colorful and healthy assortment of fruits and vegetables arranged in the shape of a heart

Delicious Medicine: UConn Extension and Danbury’s Food Farmacy

UConn Extension nutrition experts are helping hundreds of shoppers use food as medicine and learn about healthy cooking

Dr. Nicole Gavin sits with her patients, mom Shana Suarez and baby daughter Dallas.

Celebrating Mother’s Day with a Miracle Baby

Shana Suarez was blessed with a miracle baby after years of trying. A life-threatening condition becoming more common in mothers brought her to the Maternal Fetal Medicine team at UConn Health