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Snow falls around the UConn Health campus

Grateful Heart Attack Survivor Gives $1.5 Million to UConn School of Medicine

Donald and Jean Reefe’s bequest will support technology, education, and research at the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center

Portrait Dr. Richard Simon and Peter Canning by a stroke poster in the UConn John Dempsey Hospital emergency department

Peter Canning Recognized for EMS Role in Stroke Care

UConn Health’s 6th annual Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award

Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders

Waterbury Teens Research Ways to Improve Public Health in their Hometown

Successful Health Equity Scholars Program of UConn Health Disparities Institute for Rising Ninth Graders Hopes to Expand Statewide to Tackle Public Health Issues

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UConn’s Visiting Externships for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM) and its Students are Thriving

Meet UConn School of Medicine Surgical Resident Dr. Edison Martinez Monegro

group portrait six students on stage holding award certificates

CT High School Students Shine at STEM Symposium Held at UConn Health

Top honorees from the 2025 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium will represent the state at the national symposium in Virginia this spring

Relief from Rare Disease Through Cutting-Edge Procedure at UConn Health

Dr. Conner is the only surgeon in Connecticut performing an innovative procedure involving a facial nerve stimulator, a groundbreaking alternative for patients with trigeminal neuralgia also referred to as the "suicide disease."

Dr. Travis Hinson at the Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. He is a cardiovascular physician-scientist at UConn Health/JAX who serves as the Pat and Jim Calhoun Endowed Professor (Photo by JAX/ Cloe Poisson).

Getting to the ‘heart’ of precision medicine

Physician-scientist Travis Hinson, M.D., balances his time between the lab and the clinic in pursuit of personalized treatments for heart failure.

Beating the Odds: Patient Survives Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism with Help from UConn Health

On November 6, 2023, Susan D’Addario of Farmington suffered a sudden and life-threatening pulmonary embolism at home. Her husband Peter immediately sprang into action, performing CPR until first responders arrived. Thanks to his quick thinking and the expert care at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, Susan survived against all odds.

Dr. Se-Jin Lee and Dr. Emily Germain-Lee in the lab at UConn School of Medicine.

Next Generation of Weight Loss Drugs Being Researched at UConn

Nearly 30 years later Dr. Se-Jin Lee’s discovery of myostatin is not only leading to treatment for spinal muscular atrophy but also fueling the global obesity drug research race

collage Drs. Katechia and Gopalakrishna at microphones

Podcast: Fluoride Flak

UConn School of Dental Medicine faculty weigh in on public health benefits