Health & Well-Being

Frustrated Teenage Boy Using Laptop With Head In Hand At Home

Many LGBTQ Teens Report Bullying that Extends Beyond Their Sexual and Gender Orientations

Nearly three-quarters of LGBTQ adolescents experience at least one experience of being bullied for reasons other than their sexual or gender identities.

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A Welcome Environment for Transgender Patients

With services including a dedicated gender-affirming hormone therapy program, UConn Health aims to break down historic barriers to LGBTQ+ health care access.

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Nurse Researcher Studying Women’s Experiences Giving Birth During COVID-19 Pandemic

A researcher at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing is beginning to dive into the emotional and psychological impacts COVID-19 is having on mothers with newborn children.

Dr. Christopher Morosky, a UConn Health OB-GYN, and two of his children, after participating in a 'virtual' race to raise money for use in the fight against COVID-19.

Virtual Weekend Run a Success for the UConn Health Half Marathon

Although a traditional road race was out of the question, runners of a 'virtual' half marathon raised thousands for UConn Health.

Dr. Murali Dharan MD is an assistant professor of gastroenterology and director of advanced endoscopy, and is one of the UConn Health physicians in Connecticut Magazine's 2020 list of best doctors in the state. January 8, 2020

2020 Best Doctors Named by Connecticut Magazine 

Forty seven UConn Health physicians have been named to Connecticut Magazine's 2020 Best Doctors list.

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UConn Faculty Receive NIH Grant to Develop Smartphone Sensor to Detect Tooth Pain

UConn researchers are working to develop a smartphone app that can provide a quantitative assessment of toothache pain.

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EAP Director Explores People’s Problems and Concerns During Pandemic

David Francis, director of UConn's Employee Assistance Program, talks about employee well-being, mental health, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Op-Ed: Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: A New Review of Several Studies Shows Flaws in Research and No Benefit

Touted by some as a treatment for COVID-19, UConn researchers say there's no evidence that hydroxychloroquine can help people suffering from the virus.

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COVID-19 Testing Headed to Nursing Home Battlegrounds

UConn Health experts say new weekly COVID-19 testing at nursing homes is an important public health measure.

UConn Health nurse Maria Budzinski posing in a face shield and N95 mask.

Someone’s Plasma Saved My Life

A UConn Health nurse found herself in the role of patient after contracting COVID-19.