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Many patients receive a standardized lipid panel as part of a yearly physical that includes testing of their “good” cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) and “bad” cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein). However, most people are unfamiliar with another type of cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a). This type of lipoprotein is not included in the standard lipid panel but is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
In the following Q&A, Yale clinicians and researchers share background about Lp(a), guidance for caring for patients with elevated levels, and new approaches to improve testing.
- June 24, 2024
Getting older can affect the heart, kidneys, and other important organs, leading to health problems and a decreased quality of life. Although aging is a natural process that every living person goes through, little is known about what causes our bodies to age. Daniel Jane-Wit, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) and immunobiology, is investigating what causes our bodies to age and how we might be able to one day block or slow this process.
- June 19, 2024
YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, and Ijeoma Opara, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, are attending the Aspen Ideas: Health conference June 20-23 in Aspen, Colorado. Ranney will participate in three panel discussions; Opara is an Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow.
- June 17, 2024
Dr. Tarun Tyagi has received the 2024 JH Milstone Award which is given annually to support early-stage investigators and innovative research that improves understanding of bleeding, thrombosis, or thrombolysis.
- June 14, 2024
The Yale PAX LC Trial’s decentralized, participant-centric design makes it more efficient and cost-effective than standard clinical trials, its investigators say.
- June 13, 2024
The Aspen Institute recently named Jiun-Ruey Hu, MD, MPH, clinical fellow (cardiovascular medicine), as a 2024 Aspen Ideas Health Fellow.
- June 13, 2024
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome the following new staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral associates who joined the team in May 2024:
- June 12, 2024
The Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting for numerous faculty and staff employment opportunities within its 11 sections and administrative offices.
- June 11, 2024
Faculty from across the Yale Department of Internal Medicine are using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to help improve the way they learn, teach, conduct research, and advance the field of medicine.
- June 07, 2024
Fifteen Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty have been accepted into the inaugural class of the Education Scholar Fellowship (ESF).