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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.

Trailblazer Dr. Marja Hurley with mentee

Changing 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

Dr. Rebecca Andrews interacting with patient pre-COVID

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.

UConn John Dempsey Hospital tower at UConn Health

“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.

A nurse holds the hand of an elderly patient.

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.

Dr. Gus Mazzocca in his scrubs, in a UConn Health operating room.

Meet the Researcher: Gus Mazzocca, School of Medicine

Mazzocca has spent his career working to improve patient outcomes in orthopedics

Older couple sharing porch bench

A Plan for Parkinson’s Patients

UConn Health’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center now offers supportive care and planning services, enabling an early start on the long-term prognosis for patients as well as their family members and caregivers.