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UConn Health’s Laurencin Honored for Promotion of Justice, Equity
The Association of American Medical Colleges has awarded UConn Health's Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award, bestowed on an individual who has made monumental contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equity throughout the nation.
August 24, 2020 | Combined Reports
Fall Sports: OK to Play?
As pandemic mode extends into a new school year, UConn Health sports medicine physicians offer perspective on student athletics.
August 20, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
New Mechanism for Stroke Treatment Shows Successful Proof-Of-Concept
UConn Health researchers have discovered a promising potential treatment for stroke victims.
August 19, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 CLAS, Office of the Vice President for Research
A United Fight Against Brain and Spinal Tumors
UConn Health, in collaboration with The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, establishes a brain and spinal tumor board to enhance its unique position to provide precision treatment.
August 19, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Performs Connecticut’s First Valve Implant for Emphysema
UConn John Dempsey Hospital is first in Connecticut to offer severe emphysema patients an innovative, minimally invasive valve implant to help them breathe easier.
August 12, 2020 | Lauren Woods
UConn and JAX Combine to Form Genomics Powerhouse
A newly launched program at UConn and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX-GM) will offer specialized training in genomic medicine to a select group of highly qualified students.
August 11, 2020 | University Communications
Gold Level Heart Attack and Stroke Care at UConn Health
The American Heart Association (AHA) has once again bestowed gold level honors upon UConn John Dempsey Hospital for its continued excellence in heart attack and stroke care. In fact, 2020 marks the sixth straight year that the hospital has received the highest gold honors for heart attack care and the fourth year in a row for stroke care.
August 6, 2020 | Lauren Woods & Jennifer Walker
UConn Health Minute: Teledermatology
UConn Health dermatology offers teledermatology services for their patients. This “virtual care” is just like an in-office appointment with the dermatologists you trust but from the safety and comfort of your home.
July 30, 2020 | Frank Barton, UConn Health
Stem Cell ‘Therapy’ Injuries More Widespread Than We Knew
Grotesque side effects from unproven "stem cell" therapies are more common than we realized, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in Annals of Neurology.
July 29, 2020 | Kim Krieger
Massive Project to Understand Our Genes Reveals Secrets of RNA
A UConn Health lab spent five years studying human proteins as part of a massive, ongoing collaboration to identify what, exactly, every single bit of DNA and RNA in the human genome does.
July 29, 2020 | Kim Krieger