Health & Well-Being

Students receiving the COVID 19 vaccine at Hawley Armory on April 8, 2021. The rollout of the vaccines across the state in the spring helped set up a return to a more familiar university experience. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Study Provides Insight to Why Covid Vaccines Hit Some Harder than Others

From exercise to birth control, researchers found many factors contribute to vaccine side effects

Man at a Pride parade

New Study Reveals Relationship Between HIV Risk Factors for LGBTQ+ Youth

A new study has uncovered empirical evidence that shows the importance of taking a holistic approach to addressing HIV risk factors

UConn Health Pioneering Innovative Limb Salvage Procedures

Dr. Justin D’Addario and the vascular team at UConn John Dempsey Hospital are at the forefront of new innovative limb salvage techniques

mosquito on human skin at sunset

Monitoring Mysterious ‘Sloth Fever’

Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus offers insight on oropouche virus from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service

Mosquito sucking blood from a human. (Getty Images)

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.

An occupational health and safety officer holds a clipboard in a seminar room.

Connecticut Sees Increase in Occupational Disease

On eve of Labor Day, new report finds 2022 saw significant rise in cases

An older woman drinks water from a clear glass.

NIDCR-funded Study Finds Females Have Lower Salivary Flow Than Males

Findings key for patient risk assessment and treatment management strategies

Dr. Timothy Lishnak examines a model patient

Why Whooping Cough Now?

Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says Dr. Timothy Lishnak from UConn Health’s family medicine faculty

A phone screen showing information about mpox next to the World Health Organization logo.

Mpox ‘Global Emergency’ Not an Imminent Threat in US

Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus monitors from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service

Endoscopes as an alternative to invasive exploratory procedures and surgeries.

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