UConn Health

Student Patricia Hare at work in the lab.

School of Dental Medicine Reaches Highest Research Ranking in School History

The UConn School of Dental Medicine ranks 8th among all dental schools in the United States for research funding from the National Institutes of Health

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgical Division at UConn Health Helping Heal Those With Endometriosis

Dr. Amanda Ulrich is the newest member of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgical Division (MIGS) at UConn Health’s Women Center. The team focuses on the care and treatment of women with endometriosis, uterine fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and all gynecologic conditions.

Match Day 2021

It’s a Match for 100+ Doctors-to-Be in UConn Medical School’s 50th Graduating Class

Not even the pandemic could stop the excitement of the annual Match Day tradition, as students learned virtually where they'll be spending the next three to seven years as doctors in training

UConn Health Minute: Psoriasis Care

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that can cause inflamed, dry, cracked skin and can be difficult to treat. The Psoriasis Center at UConn Health helps patients deal with all facets of this common but complex skin condition.

Death of ‘Black Panther’ Star Sheds Light on Young Adults’ Colon Cancer Risks

In a year marked by painful losses, movie fans have another reason to grieve: Chadwick Boseman, the star of the popular film "Black Panther," died Aug. 28 at age 43, following a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman was among a growing number of young adults to be diagnosed with colon cancer, a condition once regarded as an older person’s disease.

There’s More Than One Way to Splice a Gene

UConn researchers are investigating how alternative splicing plays a key role in inflammation, a key part of the immune response.

screen grab from virtual symposium

UConn Health Sponsors Symposium for High School Scientists

The top five honorees from this year’s Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium earned the right to represent the state at the national symposium in April.

Group portait of members of the UConn John Dempsey Hospital Quality Department

‘Quality’: More Than a Selling Point

Leaders from the UConn John Dempsey Hospital Quality Department explain the importance of quality management in a hospital setting and what their team does to meet quality, safety, service, and performance objectives in a collaborative fashion.

Dr. Philip Kerr in white coat, psoriasis center sign in background

Psoriasis Center Brings Together Patients, Providers, and Researchers

UConn Health has transformed its former John Dempsey Hospital emergency department space into a center for its dermatologists to provide coordinated care of psoriasis patients.

Early COVID Patient at UConn Health Gets Life Back a Year Later

'One day I was a healthy 47-year-old, then it all happened so suddenly.'