Women’s Health

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Meals4Moms: UConn, CT Small Business Develop Program to Support Gestational Diabetes Management

Gestational diabetes impacts 2 to 10% of U.S. pregnancies, and about 50% of patients with GDM will develop Type 2 diabetes

portrait collage Jasmina Kuljancic and Dr. Danielle Luciano

Podcast: Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research

Leaders of the new Connecticut collaborative EndoRISE discuss the effort to advance the recognition and treatment of endometriosis

Raising Awareness, Changing Lives: Transforming Endometriosis Education and Care in Connecticut

UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratories are leading the way with diagnosing, treating, researching and now teaching about Endometriosis. School nurses are now learning how they can help students with identifying and supporting those with Endometriosis.

Women’s Health Research Efforts of UConn Health Spotlighted at AAMC

UConn Health's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) were honored for their successful inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium.

UConn Health Community Programs Helping Under Insured and Uninsured with Breast Cancer Screenings

UConn Health community health worker helped Vanessa Neira who was concerned about breast cancer obtain a free mammogram and breast cancer services.

‘Campeonas’/Champions Encourage Discussion of Breast Cancer Screening Among Women

The Campeonas Program at UConn Health provides training that prepares women, through a peer group program to encourage early detection through annual screening.

Breast Cancer Survivor is an Inspiration for Others

In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2024, there will be about 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women. But there is hope.

UConn Health Minute: Breast Cancer Screening

Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer and with more younger women being diagnosed, it's important to pay attention to the new screening guidelines.

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Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby

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Researchers Receive $2.5 Million in NIH Funding to Address Placenta Accreta

Placenta accreta is a rapidly growing disease during pregnancy