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Fuad Abujarad, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine, has been named the 2025 Outstanding Partner by the Area Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AOASCC). This award honors Abujarad’s groundbreaking work harnessing digital health tools to empower older adults and strengthen community-based aging support.

Ketamine, long used as an anesthetic or illegal party drug, is being combined with psychotherapy to treat severe depression and post-traumatic stress.

A decade-long analysis of physicians reveals an acceleration in doctors permanently leaving practice, a trend likely to worsen physician shortages.

Across the United States, rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Extreme heat exposure has been linked to increases in premature deaths, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, suicide rates, and violent crime. A growing body of research additionally points to a connection between heat and fatal drug overdoses.

Robert D. Kerns, PhD, professor emeritus and senior research scientist in psychiatry, has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of A Place to Nourish Your Health (APNH), a nonprofit in New Haven.

Treatment-resistant does not mean untreatable. Discover the evidence-based options for coping with this form of depression.

“If our blanket recommendation is just ‘no alcohol intake,’ patients may be concerned and fearful of talking to us about drinking,” said Jeanette Tetrault, MD, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine.

Robert Soufer, MD, professor of medicine, vice chair for clinical research at Yale, and associate chief of medicine for research and faculty development at the VA Connecticut in West Haven, will transition to professor emeritus status on August 1, 2025, after more than 40 years of dedicated service.

A new study from Yale School of Medicine explores how racial and ethnic factors influence access to opioid use disorder treatment after emergency department visits.