Alongside the millions of Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is an army of caregivers, most of them trying to also balance career and family at the same time. Recognizing this doesn't leave much time for self-care, medical students Emma Mastrobattista (center) and Tia Kozar (not pictured), started a caregiver support group under the mentorship of Dr. Yazeed Maghayda (left) and Dr. Kristina Zdanys (right).

MyChart Bedside makes its debut on the fifth floor, offering inpatients instant, real-time access to personalized information about their admission and helps build a personal connection with their care team. Learn more about how this tablet-based technology enhances the patient experience.

As we observe Veterans Day, second-year medical student Jordan Dean, who served eight years in the Air Force, shares his perspective as a veteran and physician in training. Learn about Staff Sgt. Dean's experience, how it fits into his aspirations, and his view on how we can honor the service of our veterans.

On the subject of the influenza vaccine, a reminder: It’s not too late to get your flu shot to protect yourself, your family, your patients, and your colleagues by helping mitigate the spread of influenza, especially now that masking has become less commonplace in society. Remember, we are required to report the influenza vaccination status of our workforce to federal regulators, and our influenza policy requires us all to report this information by Dec. 31. So please do so if you haven’t already. The easiest way to be in compliance is to simply arrange to get your flu shot here, which has the reporting piece built in. Please see our flu vaccination program page for all the details on how to get vaccinated and how to report your status.

Congratulations to Dr. Ted Rosenkrantz, recently honored by the not-for-profit Alicia's Angels, Inc. for his compassionate care in our NICU. The group presented him with an "Angel Award" in recognition of his four decades of providing support to parents of infants born with a poor prognosis who only have days if not hours with their child. Read more about Dr. Rosenkrantz and this honor.

As our Stroke Center's clinical program coordinator, Jennifer Sposito is constantly striving to advance her education. Now, as she pursues a doctorate in nursing leadership, she has the backing of the Capital Area Health Consortium’s T. Stewart Hamilton Scholarship, in recognition of her role in establishing and maintaining our stroke program. Congratulations, Jennifer!

Thyroid eye disease causes painful inflammation and swelling of the eye and can lead to a decrease or loss of vision. As Dr. Madina Falcone explains in the latest UConn Health Minute on CPTV, there are a variety of different treatments, but the latest is the first FDA-approved drug specifically for this condition that is showing positive results.

When you're already a renowned leader in immunology and cancer research, what can you do to up your game even further? We go back 20 years, to when Dr. Pramod Srivastava, at age 47 and holding the Physician Health Services Chair in Cancer Immunology, was concurrently enrolled as a student in our medical school, on his way to earning an MD to go with his Ph.D.