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WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. "The key question is, should blood pressure be lowered aggressively, or is a more moderate approach safer?” said Yale assistant professor of cardiology Yuan Lu.

Preprint server medRxiv played an essential role during the pandemic. Its founders are part of a new effort to guarantee the server’s long-term stability.

"These are patients that before we had these more innovative, less invasive approaches, the options were either a high-risk surgery or nothing, kind of continued medical management. (BATMAN) has really opened up a set of treatment avenues for patients that before were felt to just be too sick for traditional surgery," said Dr. Amit Vora, the director of the Transcatheter Mitral Valve program at Yale and one of the lead surgeons who helped perform the procedure in Connecticut for what is believed to be the first time.

Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale neonatologist Sarah Taylor to discuss our growing understanding of breastfeeding, including the active role that infants play in shaping the composition of breast milk. Harlan discusses the rapid growth of Hims & Hers Health, which provides treatment and medication over the internet; Howie reports on the promising initial results from a pilot program in North Carolina that seeks to reduce healthcare costs by providing support in non-medical areas like food security and housing. 

This year’s awardees are tackling some of the most urgent life science challenges with projects spanning novel therapeutics to AI-powered medical solutions.

A small number of people report chronic symptoms after receiving COVID-19 shots. A new study provides clues for further research.

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine recently presented its second Voluntary Faculty Awards, which honored voluntary faculty who are involved in teaching medical students, physician associate students, residents, and fellows across Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) affiliated hospitals.

Researchers across Yale School of Medicine published a new study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation that sheds light on how SGLT2 inhibitors work to protect the heart.

The Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine is accepting nominations for the Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award. The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025.