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Four incoming Class of 2029 UConn medical students celebrating their exciting preview to UConn Health thanks to their summer research experience including Bria Slater (center-front row), and (back row) Sophia Fernandes, Christopher Morales, and Dany Skaf with some of their dedicated UConn Health faculty mentors OB/GYN Dr. Dyanne Tappin (left front) and Nueroscientist Alice Burghard (front right). (John Atashian Photo/ UConn Health - July 17, 2025).

Incoming UConn Medical Students Get Hands-On Summer Research Experience

For the first time the Health Career Opportunities Program of UConn Health offered matriculating UConn medical students summer research opportunities.

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Multiple Sclerosis Patient Sees Bright Future

From unheard to understood

Dr. Robert Fuller in blue scrubs in the emergency department

End of an Emergency Medicine Era

Dr. Robert Fuller leaves a legacy at UConn Health and beyond

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UConn Health’s Core Lab Director Shares Expertise in Asia

Dr. Anu Maharjan presents at global lab quality workshop in Nepal

A younger person in hospital scrubs gently holds the hand of an older person

Demystifying the Link Between Major Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease

UConn investigators uncover new risk factors linking depression and dementia

UConn Emergency Entrance

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Stroke and Heart Attack Care

UConn John Dempsey Hospital has once again been nationally recognized for delivering high-quality, lifesaving care—earning three major 2025 awards from the American Heart Association.

Team that provided the first infusion.

World-First Gene Editing Trial for Rare Genetic Disease at UConn Health

UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s have made history by dosing the first patient in a clinical trial using gene editing to treat glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD1a)

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UConn Health Resident Honored for Local, Global Service

Dr. Priscilla Mapelli earns community service award from residency program consortium

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Prostate Cancer – What Every Man Should Know

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, but when caught early, it’s highly treatable. For Vernon Owens, a routine check-up at UConn Health led to an early diagnosis that may have saved his life. His story is a powerful reminder of the importance of PSA screening and staying proactive about men’s health.

CT AHEC Urban Service Track/AHEC (UST/AHEC) scholar alums from UConn's medical and dental school attending the national AHEC conference (CT AHEC Photo).

National Impact for CT AHEC and its Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars from UConn Health

UST/AHEC Scholars alumni from UConn's dental and medical schools present at the National AHEC Organization Conference.