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UConn Health Minute: Shoulder Replacement Surgery

Shoulder pain is a common complaint. There are many treatment options to help fix the problem but for some, the pain and lack of motion will require a shoulder replacement. Dr. Corey Dwyer, UConn Health orthopedic surgeon, explains when a shoulder replacement may be the best option.

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Wishing You Greater Wellness this New Year

Happy New Year! The people working at UConn Health are beloved. Now a new Wellness Committee's work is underway to grow support for our great people's wellness with new programs and tools.

A group of residents of a town in the Dominican Republic meet with a medical provider from UConn Health.

Providing Care Beyond Borders

Spearheaded by a UConn Health medical student, more than 30 medical providers brought specialty and primary care to residents of the Dominican Republic

UConn Health’s First Baby of 2024 Arrives Fast and Unexpectedly

Connecticut Mom Delivers Baby in Car Right Outside UConn John Dempsey Hospital

Dr. Laurencin at UVA DEI conference.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Speech at University of Virginia Diversity Conference

Laurencin’s keynote address challenged the conference's audience to consider adopting his concept called the IDEAL Path (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-Racism and Learning).

Bill Holley celebrating

A Very ‘Holley Family’ Christmas, Now Cancer-Free

Connecticut Man Now Cancer Free Thanks to Powerful Immunotherapy Care He Received at the UConn Health Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sherri Beck at Hartford Half Marathon with her shirt imprinted with the phrase "Be kind to yourself."

Long COVID Story: Now, Back in the Race

Patient says her care at UConn Health helped her overcome a series of problems that followed a COVID-19 diagnosis and kept her sidelined for 2 ½ years

Rafael Azevedo with surgical team

Connecticut Surgeons at UConn Bring Brazilian Man Pain Relief

'You saved my life': After a decade of suffering from unbearable facial and ear pain caused by a rare disease, Rafael Azevedo of Brazil found UConn Health and its skilled surgeons

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School of Dental Medicine Welcomes Eight New Faculty

"We are exceptionally fortunate to be able to continue to attract very talented people to our faculty," said Dean Dr. Steve Lepowsky

Dr. Iman Al-Naggar Awarded Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award

The American Urological Association (AUA) and the Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the AUA, awarded Dr. Iman Al-Naggar with a 2023 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award for her project titled “Targeting aging pathways in lower urinary tract dysfunction.”