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Portrait of recipients in scrubs outside the OR

OR Team Shares 1st Dr. Richard Simon Award

The Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award goes to Ellen Benson, Shevonne White, and Georgia Priestley from UConn Health’s Operating Room.

Taking More From Cancer Than It Takes From Me

Paige Dunion was inspired by the story of Marisa Dolce, the first patient at UConn Health to use the Dignicap® to preserve her hair while she was going through chemotherapy. Little did she think that a month later she would be diagnosed with breast cancer and faced with the prospect of losing her hair. After […]

A brown mouse, like the ones who will spend 30 days in space as part of a research project.

Mighty Mice Head to Space on Important Health Mission

Some mighty mice have blasted off into space to help UConn health researchers learn more about bone and muscle loss.

I’m 30 and a Stroke Survivor

“As I slowly pitched forward and tried my best to control my slow descent to the floor, I distinctly remember thinking, ‘well, this isn’t good.’ I tried to call for help, I couldn’t find my voice. Words were just not coming out,”

Winning by Quitting

The Great American Smokeout is November 21st. Meet participants who recently quit and hear how the Freedom from Smoking program facilitated by Dr. Diahann Wilcox helped with their success.

Diabetes patient speaking with some of her care team in a conference room

Diabetes: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

UConn Health diabetes experts aim to spread awareness, with an emphasis on family for both prevention and management. The theme for 2019 World Diabetes Day is ‘Family and Diabetes.’

A member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation harvests heirloom at their farm located in North Stonington Ct. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension have been collaborating thanks to a USDA Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

UConn Extension Growing Food With the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension are collaborating to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

School of Pharmacy Honors 2019 Preceptors of the Year

Preceptors in Introductory Pharmacy Practice and Advanced Pharmacy Practice help prepare students for the 'real world' when they graduate from the Pharm. D. program as professional pharmacists.,

Ruth Vaccaro, 94, of South Glastonbury, does leg presses at UConn Health.

Up and At ‘Em: 94-Year-Old Stronger Than Before Hip Fracture

UConn's STEP-HI study is seeing early success with a new combination of exercise training and hormone replacement for women who have experienced hip fractures.

Stroke Survivor Returns for Promised Dance with His Nurse at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

On Oct. 29, World Stroke Day, Richard Hopkins, 88 of West Simsbury who survived a dangerous stroke, returned to UConn John Dempsey Hospital six months after recovering from stroke surgery to keep a promise to his ICU nurse - a celebratory dance to the Tennessee Waltz.