Women’s Health
Complex Family Planning Program Expands Services at UConn Health
UConn Health is committed to providing full-spectrum reproductive health care to all those who need it and to continuing to be leaders in training future medical providers to safely care for all patients.
UConn Health’s First Baby of 2024 Arrives Fast and Unexpectedly
Connecticut Mom Delivers Baby in Car Right Outside UConn John Dempsey Hospital
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Receives the 2024 Women’s Choice Awards as one of America’s Best Hospitals in Eight Areas
The Women’s Choice Awards has named UConn John Dempsey Hospital as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, Cancer Care, Stroke Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Breast Cancer, Mammogram Images, Women’s Services and Obstetrics
Kuhn Develops Patent-Pending Process to Create Comfortable Prosthetics for Breast Cancer Survivors
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Liisa Kuhn uses a 3D bioprinter to fabricate breast prosthetics that are lightweight, flexible, and porous
UConn Health Wears Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A photo gallery of UConn Health staff from throughout the enterprise
UConn Health Nurse Beats Breast Cancer and Reminds Others to Get Their Mammogram
Shannon Egan, a nurse in the Internal Medicine Unit at UConn Health beat breast cancer because she found it early and now she advocates for others to make sure they get their annual mammogram. Early detection saves lives.
Surviving Breast Cancer Twice, Internationally Renowned Artist Raises Awareness for Early Detection and Knowing Family History
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Ed Johnetta Miller, a renowned improvisational quilter, teacher, lecturer, and two-time breast cancer survivor, exemplifies the importance of early detection
UConn Health Receives $50,000 Million Hearts Health Equity Grant
The Million Hearts Health Equity Grant, has awarded UConn Health $50,000 which enabled us to purchase 1,000 automated Blood Pressure Cuff Kits™ to provide to our at-risk or high-risk maternal patients.
UConn Health Simsbury Celebrates Grand Opening
UConn Health with the Town of Simsbury’s Leadership Hosted a Celebratory Ribbon Cutting and Facility Tours on June 13
First-of-its-Kind Program Supports Endometriosis Patients
Connecticut is poised to become a hub for endometriosis research and innovation with the program operating through a partnership between UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory