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For the third year in a row, the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at the Yale School of Medicine ranked first in the nation in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2023, as tabulated by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
- March 07, 2024Source: The New York Times Magazine
Dr. Anthony Tomassoni treats a 70-year-old patient who went from walking 10-15 miles a day to being nearly helpless, in seemingly no time at all. What was the cause of this sudden shift in vigor?
- March 06, 2024Source: YLS Today
Experts at the symposium "Innovating Elder Justice" said it's critical for legal systems to be able to identify. report, and prevent abuse among older adults.
- February 27, 2024Source: WCVB
Even with teen opioid overdose deaths soaring, a new study finds most pediatricians aren't prepared to treat young patients struggling with addiction.
- February 16, 2024Source: WBUR
Camenga and Hadland say medical schools and pediatric residency programs are adding information to their curricula about substance use disorders, including how to discuss drug and alcohol use with children and teens.
- February 08, 2024Source: Fox 61
Yale researchers are testing an anti-vaping game in some middle schools in our state this spring, as school officials deal with increase in vaping students.
- January 19, 2024
Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM, professor of medicine (general medicine), Yale School of Medicine, and chronic disease epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, was awarded the John P. McGovern Award for Excellence in Medical Education at the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA) annual conference in November 2023.
- January 08, 2024Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
- January 04, 2024Source: TODAY
David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general internal medicine), weighs in on the benefits of cutting back on alcohol.
- December 19, 2023Source: Yale News
Non-medication-based treatments for opioid use disorder may be more harmful than no treatment at all, a new Yale study finds.