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Weaving together personal stories with powerful facts, journalist Linda Villarosa discussed the impact of racism in health care and strategies for the future at the February 12th Dean’s Lecture “Storytelling for Social Justice and Health”.
- March 04, 2024Source: Newsweek
Dr. Melinda Irwin, the Deputy Director at the Yale Cancer Center, has explained that, while the stress itself may not cause the cancer, people may take up smoking, become less active, and drink more alcohol to try and cope with it, all of which may have disastrous consequences.
- February 28, 2024Source: YaleNews
A new Yale study is the first to describe the short- and longer-term risk of hospital readmission for older persons who have had major surgery.
- February 26, 2024
In a new study, Yale researchers found that adults with COVID-19 who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) have a lower risk of kidney disease progression and mortality over the longer term compared with those who develop AKI related to other causes.
- February 20, 2024Source: BNN
Samoa faces a childhood obesity crisis, with a rising prevalence of diabetes and high blood pressure among children as young as six, according to a new Yale School of Public Health study. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to this worrying trend, requiring targeted interventions to address the issue.
- February 14, 2024
A new study published in JAMA Open Network finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health disparities.
- February 06, 2024
YSPH researchers are studying obesity in Samoa, including the first longitudinal study of child health in the Pacific.
- February 01, 2024
Michael Leapman, MD, MHS, participates in a Q&A for National Cancer Prevention Month.
- January 19, 2024
Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine will present new cancer research at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium as well as the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium this month. The conferences, both being held in San Francisco, Calif., bring together physicians, researchers, and patient advocates from all over the world to discuss innovative, multidisciplinary perspectives on the latest clinical and scientific advances. Yale experts will discuss new data and report updates to ongoing studies.
- January 17, 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Unfortunately for American men, prostate cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers. The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Consortium sought to give physicians and other medical professionals guidance on how to determine treatment in patients with prostate cancer.