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The 2026 Iva Dostanic, MD, PhD, Physician-Scientist Trainee Award of the Department of Internal Medicine was presented to two junior faculty: Genta Ishikawa, MD, MPH, of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Catherine Mezzacappa, MD, MPH, PhD, of Digestive Diseases.

Yale School of Medicine researchers are part of an international team developing an AI platform that can accelerate development of precision medicine approaches.

In a new study, Yale researchers examined associations between industry payments and prescribing patterns among physicians treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but serious condition characterized by progressive damage to the arteries that supply blood to the lungs.

Meet Cerella Craig, MPH, who serves as a program manager in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine. She supports the research operations of Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, and Richard Kibbey, MD, PhD, in the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Yale School of Medicine's Ashley Losier, MD, has been named the recipient of the American Thoracic Society Assembly on Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis 2026 Early Career Recognition Award.

In the lab of Erica Herzog, MD, PhD, scientists are working to cure pulmonary fibrosis, researching the condition's underlying mechanisms to inform approaches for prevention and treatment.

Connecticut recently designated liver disease as a public health priority and established April 19 as an annual Connecticut Liver Health Day to promote awareness, prevention, and earlier detection of liver disease statewide. On April 19, 2026, Yale School of Medicine will co-host the Connecticut Liver Health Day Educational Luncheon with the Liver and Health Innovation Consortium.

Meet postdoctoral fellow, Michail Kokkorakis, MD, PhD, whose work focuses on improving the detection and treatment of liver disease. Kokkorakis was recently selected as a Young Scientist for the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

A new Yale School of Medicine study points to progressive stiffening of the pulmonary artery, the main vessel supplying blood to the lungs, as a potential explanation for some of the age-related declines in heart and lung function.