Health & Well-Being
Cancer Doesn’t Stop for COVID
Cancer doesn’t wait for COVID and delaying care can cause a higher risk to patients
A Message from Interim President Dr. Agwunobi on Suicide Awareness and Prevention
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Hear from campus leaders on some of the changes coming to our mental health services this year
Not (Just) a Shock: ECT Reduces Suicides in Depressed Elders
Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to effectively treat life-threatening major depression
Face Masks Do Not Increase Body Temperature During Exercise in the Heat, According to New UConn Study
This study is the first to show that masks cause no additional stress heat-related stress during exercise
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