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A recent study conducted by Yale researchers focused on the intersection of unhealthy alcohol use and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. The research, undertaken between February 2019 and July 2020, involved semi-structured interviews with 15 men who have sex with men in Providence, Rhode Island and New Haven, Connecticut, who were prescribed PrEP and had screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use.
- May 27, 2024
New research from a group of Yale physicians sheds light on the clinical reasoning strategies used by expert clinicians in handling complex medical cases.
- May 23, 2024
Sandra Alfano, PharmD, research scientist (general internal medicine), Yale School of Medicine (YSM), and senior research analyst, Conflict of Interest Committee, Yale University, will retire in June.
- May 15, 2024Source: Connecticut Public Radio
The Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee approved funding for a pretrial diversionary program, for people with substance use disorders in Connecticut.
- May 14, 2024Source: CT Mirror
Naloxone, court program, prison upgrades included in $8 million effort
- May 09, 2024
Amy Anderson, communications officer, and Renee Capasso, research assistant, were selected for the Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award.
- May 07, 2024Source: U.S. News and World Report
Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, comments in an article about counterfeit oxycontin pills.
- April 30, 2024
The majority of the estimated $206 billion resulting from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement have not gone to address smoking or public health. Following a similar settlement of a multi-state litigation, the state of Connecticut is expecting around $600 million to address the state’s opioid overdose crisis, which resulted in 1,340 overdose deaths in 2023 alone. To avoid the experience of the Tobacco funds, Yale faculty are proactively providing recommendations on how to spend these funds.
- April 28, 2024Source: The Connecticut Mirror
State officials and nonprofit providers are spending millions of dollars to increase access to methadone in Connecticut and to eliminate one of the biggest barriers to that opioid treatment medication: travel times.
- March 19, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
In a Q&A, David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine), discusses harm reduction, fentanyl test strips, and the reasons behind the rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths.