UConn Health on LinkedIn: Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements (2024)

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin and a team of researchers have made a potential breakthrough in understanding how porcine hydrogels can be applied for muscle and tissue regeneration.

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Say hello to some of the newest medical and dental students at UConn Health!Yesterday began the Launch program, an orientation that welcomes our incoming while providing them with information, socialization, and plenty of fun. It’s the beginning of something great for these cohorts.

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Women are more susceptible to certain injuries such as ACL tears, stress fractures and osteoarthritis. The Women’s Center for Motion and Performance at UConn Health addresses those challenges and empowers women to stay healthy and active at every stage of their life.

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B-cells protect your body from infection. But sometimes, they misfire and cause debilitating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, or lymphoma. Penghua Wang, an immunologist at UConn School of Medicine, and her colleagues may have determined a way to banish the B-cells that have gone bad.

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“I think the best way to begin is by just beginning. You have an idea. You run with it. Trial and error. See what works. See what doesn’t work.”University of Connecticut pre-med student Varun Chamarty '26 has been doing exactly that this summer during his time working in the Timothy Spellman lab at UConn Health.

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Everyone wants to live a long life, but the decline our physical bodies may make reaching that ripe old age less desirable. What if you could prolong your life and your health?UConn School of Medicine gerontologist Ming Xu may have found the answer.

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Since it's conception in 2007, the Urban Service Track/AHEC program has provided $1 million of free community care to underserved communities in our state. Fourth-year UConn medical student Lizzie Suschana describes the importance of this program and her experiences within it.

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Join experts from the UConn Health Multiple Sclerosis Center for a FREE day of education. Attendees will learn about ongoing and future MS therapeutic strategies and gain access to our unique services and world-class research program. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with our MS providers and representatives from the MS Society. Register today: https://bit.ly/46CUkTy

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Members of the department played crucial roles at the recent American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's 2024 Fellows Course. Dr. Coyner served as a Chair, leading the fellows through sideline training, cadaver skills, and a multitude of panels. Dr. Dwyer and Dr. Arciero were panelists as well as lab instructors along with Dr. Partan. The Fellows Course, hosted by the "premiere, global sports medicine organization for orthopaedic surgeons," is an important kickoff event for those entering a fellowship in the field- including the new fellows who will soon be joining us at UConn Health.

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