Health & Well-Being
Studying ‘Creatures Great and Small’ as a Veterinary Pathologist
As a veterinary pathologist, Natalie Tocco has had the opportunity to study creatures great and small herself – from black bears, to beluga whales, to elephants, and invertebrates
March 4, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Health’s Rapid, Coordinated Care Saves Woman with Ultra-Rare Blood Cancer
Rich Callasky strongly believes his wife is still here today because of the decision to come to UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
March 3, 2026 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health
Study: Sympathy Works Best on Health Warnings
UConn professor's research pit narrative versus nonnarrative pictorial warning labels against one another and measured their emotive effects
March 3, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network, Strengthening Care for the Community
Transition creates a new system of care for the Waterbury community and beyond
March 2, 2026 | Jennifer Walker - UConn Health
Living with Confidence
Patient with inherited blood clot disorder finds support at UConn Health
February 26, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine
‘Healthy Rounds’: Medicaid Myths, Keeping CT Families Healthy
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves and Dr. Alessi discuss the impacts of social determinants of health
February 24, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
‘Love Is Not a Plan’
UConn researcher talks about the different forms that caregiving can take, the result of absent social safety nets, and how ableism permeates the culture
February 24, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Health’s Ophthalmology Chief Joins Statewide Society Leadership
Dr. Edmund Farris begins 2-year term on Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians executive board
February 18, 2026 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
A Pill Explores New Frontier in Early Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
UConn School of Medicine offering innovative clinical trial testing novel pill’s impact for reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease
February 18, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine
COVID Virus Declining in Northeast Animals
A group of Connecticut researchers now better understand the current coronaviral landscape of wild and domestic animals in the northeastern United States
February 16, 2026 | Combined Reports