Health & Well-Being
Allied Health Sciences Professor Uses mHealth Tools to Improve HIV and Substance Use Prevention Efforts in Malaysia
Prof. Roman Shrestha has won a $3.4M grant to optimize a smartphone app to improve access to health care for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Malaysia
July 29, 2024 | Danielle Faipler
Surviving Breast Cancer: Nigerian Women Share Their Stories
Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women in Africa
July 25, 2024 | Candi Nwakasi, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
UConn Researcher Confronts a Neglected Disease
'We are creating all the perfect conditions for the number of cases to grow'
July 16, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Health Is the First and Only in Connecticut to Offer Innovative New Procedure to Treat Uterine Fibroids
Since being the first patient in the state to undergo the Sonata® treatment, Jamie Sanchez marks her first Fibroid Awareness Month with no suffering from symptoms of uterine fibroids
July 15, 2024 | Jennifer Walker
A Service Trip of a Lifetime
UConn dental faculty, residents have delivered over 800 dentures to native Americans in Alaska since 1997
July 15, 2024 | Courtney Chandler
Seaweed: The Superfood Frontier – Weighing the Many Benefits and Potential Risks
This overlooked food source has many benefits that can be fully realized with the help of safety regulations to reduce potential hazards
July 10, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Health Selected by CMS to Guide an Improved Patient Experience for those Living with Dementia
UConn is first health system in Connecticut to pilot the national GUIDE Model Program for patients with dementia and their caregivers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
July 8, 2024 | Lauren Woods
Tick Bite? Don’t Panic
UConn Health’s Dr. Henry M. Feder Jr. on what to expect — and what to question — this tick season
July 8, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Podcast: Listen to Your Limbs
UConn Health’s Dr. Justin D’Addario discusses measures that can be taken to improve poor circulation and ultimately avoid the need for amputation
June 27, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Improving Workplace Conditions: ‘For Staff, by Staff’
UConn Health experts and correction officers advance HITEC well-being program
June 20, 2024 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)