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The Power of Academic Medicine: Multidisciplinary Team Saves Young Man with Rare, Aggressive Cancer

Sebastian Sanchez’s sudden illness revealed one of the fastest-growing cancers. Through seamless collaboration across specialties, UConn Health’s academic medical center delivered the complex, time-sensitive care needed to save his life

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2026 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Awardee is Dr. David Shafer

Shafer is associate professor and chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Inquiring About Quality, Patient Safety

Dr. Scott Allen, UConn Health’s chief medical officer, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

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Connecticut’s Health Equity Week Calls Residents to Action

UConn Health Disparities Institute Leads a Statewide Push for Affordability to Advance Equity.

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UConn Health Team Navigates Rare Pregnancy Condition to Deliver Healthy Baby

A rare pregnancy complication turned Andrea Garfield’s journey into a race against time, but early detection and coordinated care at UConn Health helped deliver her daughter safely against the odds

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Researchers Led by UConn Publish Latest Study Insights about Bronchiectasis

The latest findings on the chronic, inflammatory lung condition focus on the association of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum of patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis.

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UConn’s Dr. Linda Barry Helps Lead Statewide Conversation on AI, Equity & Communities of Color

UConn Health Disparities experts at AI forum working to ensure that communities of color are not left behind.

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Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS

AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals

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UConn Health Minute: AI and Teen Mental Health

More teens are using AI chatbots for mental health support. In this UConn Health Minute, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Meha Saxena explains that while quick and readily available, there is concern they lack the nuance needed to address complex psychiatric issues.

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UConn School of Medicine Receives ACCME Accreditation with Commendation

This highest level of recognition places UConn among the top-tier of CME providers nationally.