Latest News in Biostatistics
While most people who contracted the COVID-19 virus are back to enjoying their normal activities surrounded by others, that’s not the case for those who have undergone cancer or leukemia treatments and have weakened immune systems.
Yale Cancer Center researcher Jeffrey Townsend decided to make that dilemma his recent focus. He extrapolated data from many studies already done on COVID-19.
Townsend said the Centers for Disease Control Preventions’ guidelines for immunocompromised patients is to get boosters “as needed.” Wanting to know more, Townsend set out with another researcher to give patients some guidance based on science.
- August 25, 2023Source: CBC
Experts agree vulnerable populations should get the latest COVID-19 booster shots, perhaps even more frequently than the broader public.
- August 24, 2023Source: National Cancer Institute
Some people with low-grade glioma, a type of brain tumor, can live for years, even decades, without the disease worsening. But eventually these cancers start to grow, and little is known about why—or how—this happens. An NCI-supported study called OPTIMUMExit Disclaimer (Optimizing Engagement in Discovery of Molecular Evolution of Low-Grade Glioma) could provide some answers.
- August 21, 2023
New research led by scientists at Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte finds that the rate at which additional COVID-19 boosters are needed for cancer patients depends on the treatment they are receiving.
- August 21, 2023
Big data has transformed the landscape of modern public health research. But there are limits to its applications and researchers need to pay more attention to potential biases. That was the key message delivered by prominent statistician Professor Bhramar Mukherjee, who presented the inaugural lecture for the Yale School of Public Health's new “Leaders in Public Health" speaker series.
- August 17, 2023
Two prominent leaders in the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics have been recognized with prestigious honors by the International Chinese Statistical Association.
- July 27, 2023Source: WebMD
New research out of Harvard University showed that people who consume more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia than folks who rarely eat it.
- July 19, 2023
Jennifer M. Kwan, MD, PhD, seeks to understand how a somatic mutation condition known as CHIP increases the risk of heart disease.
- July 05, 2023
Yale School of Public Health Professor Shuangge (Steven) Ma, PhD, has been appointed as the new chair of the Department of Biostatistics, effective July 1, 2023.
- June 09, 2023
A new study harnesses big data and bioinformatics to explore how the immune system can fight off the virus in some cases and fails in others.