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Follow-Up
UConn Health’s milk depot collected more than 12,000 ounces of donated breast milk in its first year.
Research Notes
ConnectiCare Passage Plan Patients Now Accepted at UConn Health
Members of passage plans are required to get primary care provider (PCP) referrals to see any specialist in the ConnectiCare network.
UConn Health News
Better Urologic Cancer Detection
UConn Health urologists are at the forefront of new and improved approaches to detecting prostate and bladder cancer, the first and fourth most common forms of cancer among men.
Clinical Innovations
UConn Hosts Prader-Willi Stem Cell Biobank
The stem cells will allow researchers around the world to better understand Prader-Willi syndrome and look for potential therapies for the rare genetic disease.
Research Stories
UConn Health Leads Search for Syphilis Vaccine
UConn will receive up to $11 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a vaccine for this centuries-old disease.
UConn Health News
Dental Researchers Attack Painful Chemo Side Effect
Researchers across UConn are working to understand and treat oral mucositis, painful mouth sores that affect an estimated 400,000 U.S. patients each year.
Clinical Innovations
Lab Notes — Fall 2019
The latest discoveries from UConn labs: the antibodies behind severe allergies, yoga for lowering blood pressure, antidepressants that increase fall risk, and halting the impact of hypertension.
Research Notes
Leadership in Diversity
UConn School of Medicine ranks top 10 among U.S. medical schools with the most African American Students.

Leadership in Diversity
UConn School of Medicine ranks top 10 among U.S. medical schools with the most African American Students.
The Doctor Is In
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