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The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome the following new staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral associates who joined the team in May 2024:
- May 23, 2024Source: Yahoo
Weight loss is a famous side effect of Ozempic, the Type 2 diabetes drug, but patients often find they must avoid certain foods on the medication.
- May 15, 2024
In an interview, Rachel Perry, PhD, discusses the link between insulin and cancer, a surprising finding in her research, and the future of precision medicine for metabolism-related cancers.
- May 15, 2024
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome the following new staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, postdoctoral associates, and postgraduate fellows who joined the team in April 2024.
- May 10, 2024
A small group of Yale medical and public health students collaborated with faculty mentors to develop a clinical skills-based simulation session on caring for transgender and gender-diverse patients, in which all MD students will participate in during their clinical year.
- May 09, 2024Source: Weight Watchers
After more than 60 years of watching weight, we think it’s time to shift the role weight plays in our society. Dr. Ania Jastreboff is an endocrinologist and associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine. In this video, recorded during Oprah’s “Making the Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight,” she explains why obesity is defined as “a disease” (a neurometabolic disease, to be specific) and why that’s important for addressing its causes and treatments. She also discusses the facts and fiction about weight loss medications and why the option might be (or might not be) explored for some of her patients - and how you, and only you, can make the decision about what’s best for your health.
- May 07, 2024
On May 7, 48 staff members from the Department of Internal Medicine were recognized for service anniversaries.
- April 23, 2024
For years, Yale School of Medicine's Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, has been advocating for affordable pricing of insulin, an essential —and sometimes lifesaving—drug for many individuals with diabetes. Now, she is turning her attention to a similar trend of soaring prices among new diabetes and obesity medications.
- April 22, 2024
Most of us know that regular physical activity can strengthen muscles, burn fat, and lower our risk of heart disease. But many advantages of exercise go beyond physical fitness and cardiovascular health, according to Yale School of Medicine experts.
- April 17, 2024Source: The Guardian
Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine, talks about clinicians' respect for the American Diabetes Association.