School of Medicine

Supporting American Heart Association and Go Red for Women

UConn Health was a proud sponsor of the recent Greater Hartford Go Red for Women Luncheon and Wellness Showcase at CT Convention Center April 4, 2017.

High School Students Prepare for Possible Health Care Careers

A UConn Health lecture series designed to expose high school students to career paths they previously may not have considered is now in its third decade.

Painful shoulder, computer artwork. (Getty Images)

Stem Cell Fabric Innovation Regrows Rotator Cuffs

A team of researchers from UConn Health has found a way to regenerate rotator cuff tendons after they’re torn, using a nano-textured fabric seeded with stem cells.

UConn Health April 2017 Programs, Events

Here's what's on the schedule at UConn Health in April and early May.

Thirty-four physicians at UConn Health are on the 2017 'Top Docs' list of Connecticut Magazine including Dr. Patrick Coll, medical director of senior health and the James EC Walker M.D. Memory Disorders Program at the UConn Center on Aging (Photo: Paul Horton).

Connecticut Magazine Names 34 UConn Health ‘Top Docs’

Connecticut Magazine's 'Top Docs' list is out and 34 physicians across medical specialties at UConn Health are on the list.

Nancy Petry, Ph.D., winner of the Connecticut Technology Council's Women of Innovation Award for Research Innovation and Leadership. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo).

Nancy Petry: Woman of Innovation

Dr. Nancy Petry has been honored by the Connecticut Technology Council with its 2017 Women of Innovation Award for her research, innovation and leadership.

UConn Health Continues to Grow Its Clinical Faculty

Meet another six clinicians who recently joined UConn Health. Hillary Siddons is a UConn-trained audiologist who sees patients in Farmington at the Outpatient Pavilion and in Southington. She performs hearing tests and balance tests in patients of all ages, and additional clinical interests include cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids, vestibular evaluations and adult amplification. Siddons […]

This study built upon earlier research by Dr. Andrew Arnold of UConn, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Scientists Pave Path for Tackling Rare Cancers Without Effective Treatments

Genomic analysis is opening the doors to diseases that could never have been understood through traditional biomedical research because there simply aren’t enough patients to observe.

A senior patient begins to walk a hospital hallway with help from a nurse. (Getty Images)

UConn Pilots New Measure of How Fast You Walk

A sudden slowdown in gait speed signals a senior's health is in decline.

Neda Shahriari displays the letter informing her that she will do her dermatology training at her first-choice placement – UConn Health. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

On Match Day, Second Sister Wins First Choice Placement

Sibling rivalry now a thing of the past, Neda Shahriari – the second sister to choose a career in dermatology – waits anxiously to find out where she will do her training.