The Silent Success of Public Health
It’s impossible to definitively measure how many lives were saved or prolonged, or how much illness or disease prevented or made less severe, as a direct result of public health initiatives. Douglas Brugge, chair of the UConn School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, explains the “…
Tony’s Take: Acetaminophen Myths, Messenger RNA
In between studio guests, Dr. Alessi brings new information to earlier conversations about messenger RNA and how it’s showing promise in treating pancreatic cancer, a study further debunking the Trump Administration’s assertions about the safety of Tylenol, and whether reasonable solutions to physi…
Stroke Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
Gone are the days of stroke having only two outcomes — death or disability — now that we have a window of time to treat what still is very much a medical emergency. For Stroke Awareness Month, Dr. Priya Narwal, medical director of UConn Health’s stroke program, joins to discuss how stroke care, rec…
Hantavirus: How Worried Should We Be?
An outbreak of an uncommon but not unheard-of illness is responsible for the deaths of at least three people who were on an international cruise ship. With the rest of the passengers and crew under observation in their home countries — including 18 Americans who went to a quarantine facility at the…
Kids on a Pitch Count
In 1974, a 31-year-old pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers underwent a new procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left elbow. His name was Tommy John, and so would become the name of the surgery. Today, it’s not unheard of for baseball players to get Tommy John surgery befor…
Retraining the Brain With Advanced Neurosurgery
Already on the leading edge of electronic stimulation for new applications like stroke recovery, UConn Health's Dr. Christopher Conner, who specializes in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, is on the verge of another one! He joins Dr. Anthony Alessi to explain how Vivistim has been opening n…
The Brain and Spine Frontier
Neurosurgery is a relatively young discipline in medicine, one that began with a focus on survival. Today the focus goes beyond survival to restoring personalities, memories, limb function, even the ability to walk. Dr. Ketan Bulsara, chair of UConn Health’s Department of Neurosurgery, joins Dr. Al…
Wide World of Western Sports
The term “Western sports” refers to events like roping, steer wrestling, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding — some of the most dangerous forms of competition. Applying his expertise in neurology and sports medicine to care for these athletes over the last several years, Dr. Antho…
Concussions and Sports Neurology
As we get ready for football season, Dr. Alessi brings on a fellow expert in sports neurology, Dr. Stephanie Aless-LaRosa, program director of the UConn Health Sports Neurology Fellowship. They discuss not only concussions (which is more than just a football issue) but also other conditions they se…
The Breast Cancer Breakdown
How much of a factor is genetics when it comes to breast cancer, and how does that inform the best treatment approach? As Dr. Daniel Morgenstern, who specializes in breast cancer and genetics at UConn Health, explains, there's quite a spectrum when it comes to types of breast cancer, and immunother…
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