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Beating Two Brain Aneurysms Thanks to UConn Health

UConn Health’s elite level of expertise in complex neurosurgical cases helps a patient recover from a ruptured aneurysm and positions her to survive a second aneurysm

Gualberto Ruaño

UConn Health’s Dr. Gualberto Ruaño Appointed Chair of CASE’s Broadening Participation, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

For three decades Dr. Gualberto Ruaño has been an innovator in biotechnology and a pioneer in personalized medicine.

Depressed senior man sitting on the hospital bed alone at night, he feels lonely and abandoned.

Mitochondria Linked to Major Depression in Older Adults

'One problem feeds into another, and make what began as a small issue into a much larger one'

Medical students

Eye-Opening Early Residency Match for Two Future Doctors

Learn where these two future physicians are headed for their advanced ophthalmology residency program training after graduation this spring from UConn School of Medicine.

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The Heart of the Matter: New Drug Reduces Inflammation During Coronary Catheterization

UConn Assistant Professor of Immunology Zhichao Fan and his collaborators were exploring a treatment for one condition when they happened on an entirely new use of the white-blood cell-inhibiting drug

Wrapping UConn Health Cancer Patients in Comfort and Hope, One Quilt at a Time.

The Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health received a special delivery from Quilts that Care for cancer patients.

Victoria Boudreau

‘Listen to Your Heart’: Act Quickly on Possible Heart Attack Symptoms

February is American Heart Month. Wear red on Friday, February 3 for National Wear Red Day to help raise awareness of the importance of preventing cardiovascular disease and recognizing heart attack warning signs. Help stop heart disease from being the No. 1 killer of American men and women.

UConn Health Minute: TAVR

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR gives patients, who suffer from chest pain and shortness of breath but may not be good candidates for open heart surgery, prompt relief from their symptoms so they can get back to their daily activities.

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Patients’ Lived Experience Shapes Research for Young Adult Opioid Use Recovery

The Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR) -- an NIH-funded project spearheaded by UConn Health’s Dr. Kristyn Zajac -- will unite patients, providers, and researchers to better support young people recovering from opioid use disorder

UConn Nation Stands Behind Breast Cancer Survivors at Women’s Basketball Play4Kay Game

The annual Play4Kay game on Jan. 29 honored breast cancer survivors, families, doctors and staff from the UConn Health Breast Cancer Program