UConn Health in the News – March 2014

UConn Health experts discuss a variety of topics including teens and teeth whitening, revolutionizing ACL repair, caring for cancer patients’ hearts; and a children’s health handbook.

UConn Health in the News

Teens and Teeth Whitening

WFSB-TV, March 27, 2014

UConn School of Medicine’s Dr. Sarita Arteaga talks teens and teeth whitening as high schoolers throughout Connecticut prepare for prom.

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A Deep Clean Will Welcome Spring

Valley Life, March 2014

“I think it is important how you clean,” said Paula Schenck who is with the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at UConn Health.

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Colon Cancer Awareness Month

WTIC NewsTalk 1080, 96.5 TIC-FM, March 23

Dr. Joel Levine, medical director of UConn Health’s Colon Cancer Prevention Program, joins WTIC’s “Face Connecticut” with Sam Gingerella to discuss colon cancer screening and prevention.

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New Technology for ACL Repair

NBC Connecticut, March 19, 2014

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is interviewed on NBC Connecticut about his invention — the L-C ligament for ACL repair.

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Cancer Treatments Could Hurt Your Heart

WNPR, March 19, 2014

WNPR’s Patrick Skahill reports on the emerging field of cardio-oncology, with Dr. Bruce Liang, director of the UConn Health Calhoun Cardiology Center.

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Updated Handbooks on Children’s Health and Development

WICC Radio, March 18, 2014

Jennifer Vendetti with the Nurturing Families Network at UConn Health joins Judith Meyers of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut on WICC’s “Coffee Break Chat” with Mike Bellamy. CHDI is out with updated handbooks for parents and caregivers of young children.

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Update on Bioscience Connecticut and Personalized Medicine at UConn Health

WTIC Radio, March 14, 2014

Dr. Frank M. Torti, UConn Health EVP for health affairs and medical school dean, joins “Mornings With Ray Dunaway” on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 for an update on personalized medicine and the progress of Bioscience Connecticut.

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UConn Rebranding, Revamping Its Health Services

Tech Page One, March 12, 2014

The newly formed UConn Health replaces the UConn Health Center, encompassing the hospital as well as its satellite clinics and the schools of medicine and dentistry. “The name UConn Health evokes a sense of newness and energy and is not tied to one physical location,” said Dr. Frank M. Torti, UConn Health’s executive vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

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