Health & Well-Being
UConn Hand Surgeon Now Has Triathlete’s Take
Dr. Joel Ferreira’s training for and recent completion of an Ironman challenge provides added context when treating hand and wrist ailments common in cyclists.
Labor Day Report: Occupational Illnesses Remained level in 2019 Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic
Occupational illnesses remained essentially even in 2019 based on workers’ compensation reports, but it is anticipated that COVID-19 reports will increase infectious disease reports starting with next year’s report (2020 data).
American Heart Association Recognizes UConn John Dempsey Hospital with Gold-Level Honors
The American Heart Association (AHA) has once again recognized UConn John Dempsey Hospital for its excellence in heart attack and stroke care with gold-level honors.
Raising Awareness of a Silent Danger After Bariatric Surgery
'People can have tremors, seizures, get confused, faint, or even fall into a coma'
Tick-Borne Illness Still Rare Despite Greater Population
While Connecticut is seeing more ticks this summer, Dr. Henry Feder Jr. at UConn Health explains how pathogen transmission is still the path less traveled.
School of Nursing Faculty Member, Alumnae to be Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
Annette Jakubisin Konicki, Jaclyn Conelius '10 Ph.D., Olga Jarrín Montaner ’02 (NUR), ’07 MS, ’11 Ph.D., and Dorothy Vittner ’16 Ph.D. will be recognized by the Academy in early October
Podcast: Back to School ’21 With COVID-19
With COVID-19 following us into back-to-school '21, Dr. Erica Waddington, family medicine physician at UConn Health's Canton office, discusses how she helps families prepare for a the return to the classroom under still abnormal circumstances.
Students Serving Community With Screenings, Vaccinations
A multidisciplinary force including UConn faculty and students came together last weekend in Hartford’s Keney Park and North End neighborhoods to offer free health screenings, COVID-19 information, and door-to-door vaccinations.
Rat Poison is Just One of the Potentially Dangerous Substances Likely to Be Mixed Into Illicit Drugs
The difference between what you think you're buying and what is actually in the product can be the difference between life and death
UConn Health Introduces Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. C.B. Sai Sudhakar brings experience building cardiothoracic surgery programs to expand UConn Health’s academic and clinical offerings in the discipline.