Health & Well-Being

A sugar bowl next to a baby's bottle

Public Health, Nutrition Experts Call on Companies to Stop Misleading Labeling of ‘Toddler Milks’

UConn Rudd Center researchers are backing a petition that urges the FDA to close loopholes in food labeling regulations that allow companies to deceptively promote toddler milks as beneficial for young children.

Pregnant woman holding her stomach.

UConn Magazine: On the March

Senior staff editor for The New York Times opinion section Alexandra March ’10 (CLAS) penned her first opinion piece for the paper about being pregnant in a pandemic.

Families visit Stormy Chamberlain at her lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington

UConn Researchers Collaborate with Ovid Therapeutics on Genetic Therapy for Angelman Syndrome

UConn researchers Stormy Chamberlain and Noelle Germain are working with biopharmaceutical company Ovid Therapeutics Inc. on a promising therapy for a rare genetic condition.

UConn School of Dental Medicine oral pathologist Easwar Natarajan, BDS, D.M.Sc., examines a sample under a microscope.

Tip of the Iceberg: The Oral-Overall Health Link

The interprofessional nature of the education and research at the UConn School of Dental Medicine is part of a growing trend to better prepare every member of the health care team to treat the overall health of the patient.

Woman in bike helmet wearing a mask.

UConn Magazine: Staying Well

Staying well means staying on the move — even when you’re stuck at home, says exercise guru Emily Abbate ’10 (CLAS).

Senior couple staying home and staying fit during COVID-19 lockdown

Exploring the Effects of Social Isolation on Couples During a Pandemic

A UConn researcher is part of an effort to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way couples communicate and stay healthy.

Dr. Sanjay Mittal examines a patient in the Stroke Center. (Kristin Wallace/UConn Health photo)

Crisis Averted: Stopping Strokes

UConn Health's nationally-renowned stroke treatment center is always looking for new ways to help patients.

Bioidentical hormones. Doctor holding tablet with sign.

Neither Natural Nor Safe: Compounded Bioidentical Hormones Need Better Evidence

A category of hormone treatments often promoted as safe and "natural" need far more study and research to evaluate those claims, according to a UConn expert.

Medical assistant Regina Rushby takes William Cordero's temparature using a heat scanner, part of the screening process for entry at UConn Health. June 5, 2020 (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

The Re-Engineering of UConn Health

When UConn Health professionals saw the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew that "business as usual" was over.

Goodbye, Handshake. Hello, LMG

With handshakes on hold because of the pandemic, UConn researchers offer a germ-free way to greet each other in person.