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Dr. Agnes Kim

Beating Cancer Can Come with New Health Risks

The No. 1 killer of cancer survivors is heart disease. Here’s what UConn Health is doing about it.

Dr. Barry Coller

Merging Science and Medicine

Prominent clinician-scientist, Dr. Barry Coller, delivers keynote address celebrating research at UConn Health.

Michaela Morse was part of a team that developed a cleaning system for stethoscopes -- Enhancing Health One Stethoscope at a Time. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

Healthcare Innovations in the ‘Shark Tank’

Nursing students presented a range of innovative solutions to clinical problems before a panel of judges.

A Culture of Excellence

A recent UConn Health Quality Improvement Forum focused on maintaining the highest level of service for patients.

Ph.D. candidate David Finitsis, an affiliate of CHIP, conducted a meta-analysis that identified the health benefits of text messaging between providers and patients. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Health Benefits of Texting

A UConn study found text messaging between providers and patients improved medication adherence.

Linda Strausbaugh, left, professor of molecular and cell biology, Amanda Dupuy, a graduate student and Patricia Diaz, assistant clinical professor of periodontology review research data in a lab at Beach Hall on March 5, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Genome Research on Mouth Fungi May Help Predict Infections

The UConn study will advance the treatment of oral infections in those with a suppressed immune system.

UConn Health Continues to Grow Clinical Faculty

More than 50 physicians have joined since the start of last fiscal year.

UConn Health in the News

UConn Health in the News: February – Early March 2014

UConn Health experts discuss a variety of topics including personalized medicine; athletes and their hearts; women in science; and the benefits of probiotics.

Sundae Celebration of Clinical Excellence

UConn Health holds an ice cream social to mark milestones in infection prevention and door-to-balloon time standards.

Raising Colon Cancer Awareness Among Minorities

Dr. Jose Orellana, internal medicine physician at UConn Health, discusses why some minority groups are at increased risk of the disease.