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Gait Dynamics Offer UConn Researcher a Powerful Diagnostic Tool
Through NSF and NIH funding, biomedical engineering professor Kristin Morgan is applying her understanding of human movement to noninvasively diagnose neuromuscular and neurological impairments
July 7, 2022 | Loretta Waldman, Special to the OVPR
Transgender Medical Services at UConn Health Helping Patients Live Their Authentic Lives
Transgender is a term that includes the many ways that people’s gender identities can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth. The Transgender Program at UConn Health supports those who are seeking services to change or explore the change of their gender identity.
June 30, 2022 | Jennifer Walker
Opioid Addiction and Withdrawal: What You Should Know
UConn Health psychiatry expert Dr. Lakshit Jain on America's struggle with opioid addiction, the health dangers of opioid withdrawal, the latest treatments, and how to seek help
June 30, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Some Viruses Make You Smell Tastier to Mosquitoes
A sneaky way of increasing a virus's odds of transmission
June 30, 2022 | Kim Krieger
Senegal’s National Agency for Universal Health Coverage Visits UConn Health
The tour of UConn Health is part of a week-long visit of Senegal's delegation to Connecticut to learn more about America's health care delivery. “Your hospital is about concern for public health and research," said M. Mamadou Racine Senghor, the Secretary General of ANACMU, after touring the state's only public academic medical center.
June 28, 2022 | Lauren Woods
U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling, Reproductive Healthcare at UConn Health
A statement from UConn President Dr. Radenka Maric and UConn Health CEO Dr. Bruce Liang
June 27, 2022 | Combined Reports
More American Heart Association Gold for UConn Stroke Care
For a sixth consecutive year, the UConn Health Stroke Center earns the American Heart Association’s highest distinction: “Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus.”
June 27, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Cancer Survivor Gives Hope to Others That There is Light at the End of Cancer
The diagnosis of any type of cancer is devastating and for Carlos Cabrera, the day he was diagnosed with rectal cancer totally changed his life and shattered his wife. With treatment, surgery, and mental health care, he has come out on the other side, cancer-free and with a change of outlook on life.
June 22, 2022 | Jennifer Walker
Getting Injured Athletes Back in the Game
The UConn Institute for Sports Medicine offers return-to-play training to help athletes come back from their injuries safely and confidently
June 22, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin First from UConn Elected to the Academia Europaea
In addition to being honored by the Academia Europaea, six additional academies across the world have elected Laurencin: the European Academy of Sciences, the Senegalese Academy of Science and Technology, the Benin Academy of Science and Arts, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
June 20, 2022 | Lauren Woods