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Dr. David Banach and Nancy Dupont portraits

Fall and Winter Respiratory Ailments Await

Whether it’s cold or flu, COVID or RSV, get ready for what seems like a growing number of respiratory illnesses this fall and winter. How do we recognize them, how do we react to symptoms, how do we treat them, and how can we reduce their likelihood in the first place? We ask UConn Health…

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Dr. Denis Lafreniere and Ann Clifford portraits

What Aerosmith Can Teach Us About Vocal Injury

A fractured larynx? That’s what’s done in Steven Tyler and forced Aerosmith to retire from touring. This month on we talk to two experts from UConn Health’s Voice and Speech Clinic to explain this and other voice problems they see, and to offer some tips on how to treat and prevent them. Listen to Dr.…

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Dr. Justin D'Addario portrait, white coat

Listen to Your Limbs

Dr. Justin D’Addario, vascular and endovascular surgeon at UConn Health, explains the potential health hazards of poor blood flow, and how to recognize problems like peripheral arterial disease, deep vein thrombosis, and aneurysms, and address them before they require drastic measures. (June 2024, Dr. Justin D’Addario, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco) Listen to the podcast on…

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portrait collage Dr. Priya Narwal, Brooke Medel, Kristen Bryant

BEFAST to Save Brain From Stroke

Whether it’s the acute care during the medical emergency or the recovery and rehabilitation that follows, UConn Health continues to earn recognition for its stroke care. Dr. Priya Narwal, interim medical director of UConn Health’s Stroke Center, Brooke Medel, stroke nurse navigator, and nurse Kristen Bryant, interim stroke coordinator, share their expertise, and remind us that BEFAST…

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Dr. Katherine Coyner and Dr. Allison Schafer portrait collage

Keeping Women Moving

Introducing a new care model to keep women of all ages and activity levels healthy and moving: The Women’s Center for Motion and Performance at UConn Health offers coordinated expertise across specialties, guided by a nurse navigator to ensure the most efficient service. Hear more from Dr. Katherine Coyner, the director, and Dr. Allison Schafer,…

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Dr. Jaime Imitola portrait white coat next to Multiple Sclerosis Center sign

Hacer que la EM sea más ‘VISIBLE’

Un gran reto en la atención de la esclerosis múltiple es reconocerla lo suficientemente pronto como para iniciar la intervención y cambiar la trayectoria de la enfermedad. Los determinantes sociales de la salud, incluyendo las barreras culturales, pueden hacer que esto sea especialmente difícil. El Dr. Jaime Imitola, jefe de la División de Esclerosis Múltiple…

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Dr. Jaime Imitola portrait white coat next to Multiple Sclerosis Center sign

Making MS More ‘VISIBL’

A great challenge in multiple sclerosis care is recognizing it soon enough to start intervention and change the disease trajectory. Social determinants of health, including cultural barriers, can make this especially difficult. Dr. Jaime Imitola, chief of UConn Health’s Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Translational Neuroimmunology, led a group that came up with a new,…

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Dr. Hetal Patel and Emmett Sullivan portraits

Addressing Barriers to Rx Access

UConn Health is now part of the Dispensary of Hope Network, which means it can connect qualifying patients with no-cost prescriptions for certain medications that the pharmaceutical companies make available. Emmett Sullivan and Dr. Hetal Patel from the UConn Health Pharmacy explain the program, which is only the third of its kind in Connecticut and…

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Linda York environmental portrait

Season’s Eatings: Tips From an RD

Temptation surrounds us during the holiday season. How do we navigate those holiday parties, potlucks and happy hours so we can be reasonably healthy and still be festive? Linda York, registered dietitian at UConn Health, has some tips on how to “brave the buffet” and still share in the merriment. (Linda York, Chris DeFrancesco, November…

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Dr. Chang portrait, Dr. Ford portrait, Trauma Avengers art

Meet the ‘Trauma Avengers’

A nationwide child and adolescent behavioral health project that originated at UConn Health takes a creative, modern approach to helping young people cope with mental health challenges. At the same time, it creates educational resources for therapists throughout the country. A component of this includes the “Trauma Avengers” sharing their “Digital Diaries.” Clinical psychologists Julian…

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