Health & Well-Being
From Policy to Action: Anna-Michelle McSorley Focuses on Health Equity for Latinos
McSorley's work goes beyond health policy to study political processes, potential political biases, and power dynamics
UConn Researchers Working to Extinguish ‘Inflammatory Fire’ Stroke Causes in the Brain
World Stroke Day is on October 29 but all-year-round UConn is on a steadfast mission to find a new, future stroke treatment
Study Investigates Communication, Intimacy Among Couples Facing Metastatic Breast Cancer
After diagnosis and treatment, sex is the most frequently discussed topic among couples facing cancer. While there is work about improving sexual communication, the experiences of people with advanced cancers have been overlooked
Buyer Beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and Other Weight Loss Products Carry Undisclosed Risks
As the demand for weight loss injectables soars, so too does the market for off-brand alternatives, some of which may not be safe or effective
Art Committee, Assemble!
UConn Health’s art curator enlists volunteers to help raise awareness of collection and restart employee art shows
Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment
Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities
Spotlight on Services: UConn Health’s Respiratory Therapists
For Respiratory Care Week, medical student offers first-hand account of working with lead RT
UConn’s Experts in Aging Honor Colleagues and Highlight Advances
'This is a time of remarkable innovation in geriatric medicine and gerontology'
UConn’s Promising Stroke Medicine One Step Closer to Clinical Trial Testing
NIH awards $2 Million more to UConn School of Medicine to advance its research for a new medicine healing stroke damage inside the brain
Podcast: Excellence in Huntington’s Disease Care
Experts from UConn Health’s Huntington’s Disease Program describe the path to its designation as a Center of Excellence and discuss the 2024 Huntington’s Disease Education Day, happening Oct. 26 at UConn Health