Health & Well-Being
Health Disparities Damage Men and Boys of Color and CT’s Economy
Commenting on a recently published report by the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, its director says addressing health equity is not just a matter of social justice but, for Connecticut, may be a matter of economic survival.
Hearing Loss Announced by Protein Boom in Blood
After finding that blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers are developing tests to identify those at risk of hearing loss.
Susan Brillhart ’84 (NUR), A Voice for the Most Vulnerable
Hers is a voice for the most vulnerable among us.
Six New Year’s Babies Set Record at UConn John Dempsey Hospital
It's a boy! No, wait ... it's a girl, boy, boy, girl, boy. The half-dozen New Year's Day babies set a record for UConn's hospital.
Beware of Natural Supplements for Sex Gain and Weight Loss
A pharmacy professor writes about his concerns that many so-called natural products are tainted with prescription drugs, thereby increasing the risk of harm to patients.
School-Based Nutritional Programs Reduce Student Obesity
Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight gain in middle school students, according to a new study by researchers at UConn and Yale.
Nature is a Rich Source of Medicine – If We Can Protect It
Conservative estimates suggest that we are losing one important drug every two years because of our onslaught on the natural world, according to UConn's John Malone and counterparts.
UConn Research Project at the International Space Station
An experiment devised by researchers at UConn startup LambdaVision was launched into space this month.
UConn Health Patients Can Now Get MRIs at UConn in Storrs
Thanks to a collaboration between UConn Health physicians and UConn researchers, sophisticated MRI scanning equipment originally purchased for research use will now be used for diagnosing patients of UConn Health in Storrs.
Helping Victims of Genocide in Cambodia – 40 Years On
'We never talk about trauma after it's over,' says Mary Scully of Khmer Health Advocates. UConn researchers are working to improve the health of refugees who have survived trauma.