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From March 7th – 10th, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) hosted its annual conference in Los Angeles, CA. Focused on the theme of “Global Health Without Borders: Acting for Impact,” the event included topics ranging from sexual reproductive health and rights to climate change and the impacts on society and the surrounding environment. Several YIGH affiliated participated in the conference, presenting posters and participating in panels and satellite sessions throughout the weekend.

Five clinical faculty members have been honored with awards recognizing their exceptional patient care, teaching and mentoring, and contributions to Yale School of Medicine.

A research team led by Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, and Rebekah Heckmann, MD, MPH, MPA, from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, has been approved for a $3.7 million R01 award by the National Institute of Mental Health to address the management of agitation symptoms during mental health crises.

Fifteen students have been taken to Yale New Haven Hospital after a school bus crash in West Haven on Thursday morning. Police said the injuries appear to be minor. The Yale SHARP (Sponsor Hospital Area Response Physician) Team is always activated for situations like this, according to officials.

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.

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?

In today’s health headlines, how using marijuana as little as once a month can affect your health, the breast cancer death rate has dropped by 58% and why next season’s flu shot will include one less strain. The chair of emergency medicine at Yale Medicine and professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, joined News 8 to discuss these topics.

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.

An interview with Drs. Ambrose Wong and Rebekah Heckmann on behalf of the SAEM Research Committee focusing on their R01 project, "System Dynamics Modeling to Promote Health Equity in Management of Agitation"