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With acquisition, hospital broadens reach
With Hospital of Saint Raphael acquisition, Yale-New Haven Hospital becomes the fifth largest hospital in the United States
On September 11, in a historic ceremony, officials from Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and the Hospital of Saint Raphael (HSR) signed final documents. Hours later, at 12:01 a.m. the next day, the two hospitals officially became a single 1,519-bed institution with two...
Genomic study of bowel disorders is a global effort
In one of the largest studies of its kind ever conducted, an international team of scientists has thrown new light on the genetic basis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a group of chronic autoimmune digestive...
A rare mutation offers wide possibilities
As they flow through veins and arteries, most red blood cells are plump with water. Channels lining the membrane of each red blood cell help ensure that it has the right balance of salts and liquids, keeping the cells...
Hybrid technique is a new option for arrhythmias
Implantable defibrillators are devices that can prevent sudden cardiac death in patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT), a potentially life-threatening fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the ventricles of...
Project to explore roots of autism in girls
The reasons why autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are almost five times more common among boys than among girls may soon be revealed, thanks to a five-year, $15 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded...
Advances
Blood bounces back from chemotherapy
Healthy blood cells take a beating during chemotherapy. New work by Yale researchers suggests a...
Read more...Before eyes open, brain gets ready to see
For weeks after birth, a newborn mouse is blind, with eyes that have yet to open. But to prepare...
Read more...Damaging in lupus, useful in cancer ...
An antibody generated in lupus can weaken or kill tumor cells, offering both a new type of cancer...
Read more...... and lupus holds yet another surprise
A hypothesis on the molecular underpinnings of lupus has been turned on its head in a new Yale...
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