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In recent decades, lung cancer treatment has been transformed—new surgeries, new radiation techniques, and dramatically improved outcomes. But according to new research from Yale, one thing has barely changed: who receives curative care.

“The findings show that what matters most for heart health is the quality of the foods people eat," said Dr. Harlan Krumholz."Whether a diet is lower in carbohydrates or fat, emphasizing plant-based foods, whole grains and healthy fats is associated with better cardiovascular outcomes.”

Since arriving at Yale School of Medicine in 2019 as an internal medicine resident, Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil—now an assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine)—has focused his research on developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications that can interpret traditional, routine cardiac tests to better assist providers in diagnosing cardiovascular diseases. In a new paper published in NEJM AI, Oikonomou, together with Rohan Khera, MD, MS and their colleagues from the Yale Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab, shared a new AI-enabled clinical decision support tool, TARGET-AI, designed to help clinicians and their larger health systems use AI more effectively.

Dr. Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at Yale and adviser to OpenEvidence, an A.I. program for doctors said, “A.I.’s reasoning and ability to make diagnoses is already outpacing what physicians can do,” said Dr. Krumholz, who is also a co-founder of two start-ups using A.I. to interpret medical scans and digital data.

Congratulations to the following Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty members, who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed.

Stress can cause inflammation and damage the heart. Yale experts recommend ways to manage that stress and keep your heart healthy.

Yale faculty, trainees, and staff will share some of the latest updates on cardiovascular care at the upcoming Masters of Medicine Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, from January 16-18, 2026. The annual conference, hosted by the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) and the HIC Foundation (HICF), aims to accelerate the development of evidence-based cardiovascular care in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean.

A new study led by Yale’s Jennifer Miller, PhD, found that medicines are not physically accessible in many of the countries where they are tested for FDA approval.

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine congratulates some of the new professors in the department, including Marjorie Golden, MD; Ladan Golestaneh, MD, MS; William Oh, MD; and Christine Won, MD, MSc.