School of Medicine

UConn Celebrates National Academies Members

'In the life of a scholar, few honors can compare with election to a National Academy'

Monitoring Mysterious ‘Sloth Fever’

Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus offers insight on oropouche virus from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service

An occupational health and safety officer holds a clipboard in a seminar room.

Connecticut Sees Increase in Occupational Disease

On eve of Labor Day, new report finds 2022 saw significant rise in cases

Dr. Timothy Lishnak examines a model patient

Why Whooping Cough Now?

Resurgence of pertussis is relative, says Dr. Timothy Lishnak from UConn Health’s family medicine faculty

A phone screen showing information about mpox next to the World Health Organization logo.

Mpox ‘Global Emergency’ Not an Imminent Threat in US

Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus monitors from UConn Health’s International Traveler’s Medical Service

UConn Welcomes School of Medicine’s Class of 2028

112 future doctors have arrived at UConn Health in Farmington and are now equipped with their white coats to give back to the people of Connecticut.

Maham Chaudhary

Summer Scientific Research by Connecticut Youth at UConn Health

The High School Student Research Apprentice Program is one of the many programs of UConn Health’s Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative

Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements

Tysen Kendig admits the idea of spinal surgery was undoubtedly scary, but he knew going in that he had one of the very best surgeons in the business to fix his cervical stenosis leading to extreme confidence going into surgery but after the fact is even more impressed with the quality of care.

Artist's conception of b-cells.

B-cell, Begone! This Protein May Protect Against Immune Malfunction

Researchers at UConn Health look for ways to defuse B-cells gone bad

John P. McGovern Award

Porcine Hydrogels Hold Potential Key for Regenerative Engineering

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin leads team researching a gap in regenerative engineering that could be solved with material collected from pig skeletal muscle