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Angst Over Additives in Our Food

As the push to ban certain food dyes gains momentum, what should we know about them, and about other additives in our food supply? What are the potential consequences of ingredients that are not naturally occurring? How do we know what to believe and what conclusions to draw? Dr. Rebecca Andrews, UConn Health primary care…

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Drs. Melissa Held and David Banch speaking into microphones in recording studio

Measles and Vexing Vaccines (Including COVID)

Vaccines are considered by more than a few scientific experts to be among the most significant developments in modern medicine. Now, it’s hard to know what to believe about vaccinations. The resurgence of measles, effectively eradicated in the U.S. 25 years ago, is one indication that in some pockets of our country, is one indication…

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Dr. Caleb Battersby portrait white coat

Spray Away Severe Depression

When severe depression becomes treatment-resistant depression, an unconventional medication is proving to be effective. It’s a specific form of ketamine that is administered by nasal spray in a supervised clinical setting, approved by the FDA for this purpose. Dr. Caleb Battersby, director of interventional psychiatry at UConn Health, explains how esketamine works and why this…

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portrait collage Jasmina Kuljancic and Dr. Danielle Luciano

Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research

Treatable but not curable, endometriosis affects one in 10 women and girls of reproductive age. But it’s not all that well understood and recognized, and can go undetected, leading to years of avoidable suffering and causing time away from school, work, and other activities. UConn Health is part of a collaboration with The Jackson Laboratory…

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collage Drs. Katechia and Gopalakrishna at microphones

Fluoride Flak: Dental Experts Weigh In

Many of us have been told for most of our lives that fluoride is greatly beneficial to our health. So how did we get from fluoride in the public water supply being one of history’s great public health achievements to it standing trial in the court of public opinion? We invite Drs. Bina Katechia and Aadarsh Gopalakrishna from the…

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Dr. Margaret Callahan and Dr. Giao Phan in front of Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center sign

Expertise in Treating Advanced Melanoma

The deadliest form of skin cancer is even deadlier when it spreads beyond the skin. When simply cutting out the cancerous skin is not enough, melanoma goes from a dermatology matter to an oncology matter. Dr. Margaret Callahan is a medical oncologist and Dr. Giao Phan is a surgical oncologist. Together they lead UConn Health’s…

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Retraining the Brain With Neurosurgical Breakthrough

An emerging approach to stroke recovery involves an outpatient neurosurgical procedure that implants a device capable of stimulating a nerve found to be central to the brain’s ability to learn. Dr. Christopher Conner in UConn Health’s Brain and Spine Institute is the first neurosurgeon in Connecticut to implant this device, which can make the brain…

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Robin Zingales-Browne and Dr. Shakaib Khan portraits

UConn Health’s Excellence in Huntington’s Disease Care

It takes expertise across many specialties to earn a designation as a Center of Excellence from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. UConn Health has earned that designation, and is hosting this year’s Huntington’s Disease Education Day Oct. 26. From UConn Health’s Huntington’s Disease Program, Dr. Shakaib Khan, medical director, and nurse practitioner Robin Zingales-Browne describe what goes into…

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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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