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New Medical Curriculum Reflects Changes in Field
The Class of 2020 is the first to learn under a new four-year curriculum in a facility that has also been transformed.
If Your Parents Live Long Lives You Could Too with a Healthier Heart
The UConn Center on Aging's Dr. George Kuchel has co-authored an international study showing that those with longer-lived parents are more likely to have increased longevity. Plus, these children are more likely to be heart healthy as they grow older.
Woman with Broken Hip Sails to UConn Health for Care
Ellen Potter fell and broke her hip on her boat near Block Island, then sailed hours to the Connecticut shore so she could receive top-notch surgical care at UConn Health.
Detecting Hearing Loss, Vertigo Via Blood Tests
A UConn physician-scientist has filed for patents on blood tests that can provide early diagnosis of these common disorders.
Enhancing Care for Sickle Cell Patients
Dr. Biree Andemariam and her New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn Health, the first and only dedicated center of its kind in the region, has opened a new, comprehensive outpatient center enhancing care further for sickle cell patients.
UConn School of Medicine joins AΩA
UConn School of Medicine has been selected to become the 130th chapter of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA).
Medical Education Skull Models Are Still Here Training Future Doctors
More information on the incorrect media reports of missing skulls at UConn School of Medicine at UConn Health.
Finding Skin Cancer in a Flash
The latest advanced smart technology at UConn Health hunts for skin cancer and keeps an eye on changing moles.
Top Pediatric Endocrinologist Coming to UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has recruited top physician-scientist Dr. Emily L. Germain-Lee from Johns Hopkins to serve as professor and chief of pediatric endocrinology.
UConn Dental School Gives Back at Camp Courant
This July UConn School of Dental Medicine continued their long-standing tradition of offering free dental and oral health screenings for the children attending Camp Courant.