School of Medicine
A Brighter Future with 100 New White Coats
The White Coat Ceremony for 100 medical students of the Class of 2020 was held on Aug. 26 in the new, state-of-the Academic Rotunda at UConn School of Medicine.
Flu Season is Around the Corner
Flu season starts in October. UConn Health's infectious disease and geriatric experts share their top tips to help you and your family prepare now. Plus, clinical trials are investigating how to improve the vaccine's efficiency for high-risk older adults.
A New Eye on the Middle Ear
A new shortwave infrared instrument could see deeper, and help improve the diagnosis of ear infections.
Three Easy Steps for Stress Relief
Turn crises into opportunities with this simple prescription from UConn Health psychiatrist Julian Ford.
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.
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.
Molecular Biologist Sandra Weller Talks about “What’s Possible”
What my research team hopes to make possible is a new therapy to treat a ubiquitous and formidable foe – the herpes simplex virus. There has been an epic evolutionary battle being waged between viruses and humans for millions of years. Herpes simplex is one of the nastiest and most common viruses that infect humans. […]
Convocation for Incoming Medical, Dental Students
The 2016-17 academic year is underway at UConn Health, with the first-year students undergoing orientation this week. Thursday, the UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine held a convocation for the 149 medical and dental students making up the newest incoming classes. The convocation carries a dual theme of viewing medicine and dental medicine as […]
Med Student Finishes Cross-country Bike Tour Solo
Four started, one finished. Rising second-year medical student Emily Wilkins is home after bicycling coast-to-coast to raise money for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Wilkins pedaled nearly 3,500 miles this summer, capping the 11th cross-country bike tour that has become a UConn School of Medicine tradition. What was different this year, in addition […]
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.