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Thank You UConn Health Nurses
As we celebrate National Nurses Week 2021, we hear from a variety of UConn Health nurses who talk about their love of nursing and the patients they care for – even during this most challenging year.
6 Nightingales Reflect Commitment of Entire UConn Health Nursing Staff
Paying tribute to nurses who served during a year of unprecedented challenge
Teens, Screens, and Anxiety/Depression
What is the relationship between our teens' relationship with their smartphones and their mental health? A UConn Health psychiatrist shares what his research is finding.
Changing the Future Face of Health Care – and the Lives of Young People
For two decades, the Health Career Opportunity Program has been inspiring people of all backgrounds to pursue the study of health care
National Leadership Role for UConn Health’s Dr. Rebecca Andrews
Dr. Rebecca Andrews, UConn Health primary care physician, begins a one-year term as chair of the board of governors for the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization in the U.S.
“A” in Patient Safety for UConn John Dempsey Hospital
The highest hospital patient safety rating has been awarded to UConn John Dempsey Hospital by The Leapfrog Group.
UConn School of Nursing Working to Fill the Need for Skilled Alzheimer’s, Dementia Care
Meeting the growing needs of people suffering from dementia - and their families
Meeting People Where They are to Provide COVID Vaccinations
UConn Health is deploying the FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit in four towns throughout Eastern Connecticut for nine days beginning today in East Hartford.
UConn Health Minute: Running from Injuries
Running injuries are extremely common but many can be prevented. The UConn Institute for Sports Medicine offers individual and team-based risk screenings; customized prevention protocols and assistance developing rehab and return-to-play goals.
National Academy of Sciences Elects Two More UConn Scientists
Two leading scientists from the University of Connecticut's medical school have been elected members of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Laurinda A. Jaffe, Ph.D. and Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. are recognized for their research excellence and achievements.