https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=110237 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale Center for Health & Learning Games en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:40:07 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/social-media-and-youth-mental-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/social-media-and-youth-mental-health/ Through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child Study Center, several researchers are working to find out how social media affects the mental health of young people, and whether more use always means more harm. The projects are generating early findings that challenge oversimplified narratives about teen screen time. They point toward more nuanced, targeted approaches to understanding social media's harms and benefits. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/integrating-tobacco-treatment-in-hiv-care/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/integrating-tobacco-treatment-in-hiv-care/ Yale School of Medicine's E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:57:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/why-antibiotic-allergy-labels-deserve-a-second-look/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/why-antibiotic-allergy-labels-deserve-a-second-look/ In modern medicine, antibiotics are among the most powerful tools for preventing and treating life-threatening bacterial infections. Their effectiveness, however, often depends on using the right drug at the right time. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:30:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/public-transit-barrier-to-methadone-treatment/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/public-transit-barrier-to-methadone-treatment/ In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, Yale researchers examined the burdens for people who use public transit to access methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) at Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) in Connecticut. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:30:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/opioid-overdose-crisis-medications-prevent-subsequent-overdoses/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/opioid-overdose-crisis-medications-prevent-subsequent-overdoses/ A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an opioid overdose and identified treatments that are most successful in preventing subsequent overdoses. Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/research-project-studies-high-doses-of-an-opioid-abuse-disorder-medication-among-veterans/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/research-project-studies-high-doses-of-an-opioid-abuse-disorder-medication-among-veterans/ A team of researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) is helping determine risks and benefits for higher-than-previously recommended doses of a medication to treat opioid use disorder. Tue, 27 May 2025 16:55:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/emma-biegacki-and-denise-brennan-receive-service-excellence-awards/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/emma-biegacki-and-denise-brennan-receive-service-excellence-awards/ Emma Biegacki, MPH, program manager in the Section of General Internal Medicine, and Denise Brennan, medical coordinator in Medical Education, were honored with the 2025 Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award at the Internal Medicine Staff Town Hall on April 30, 2025. Thu, 01 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/5-years-with-covid-19/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/5-years-with-covid-19/ March 11, 2025, marks five years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. We asked Yale School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni to reflect on the lessons they have learned since March 11, 2020, and how to apply those lessons if we are confronted with another health crisis. Their responses highlight the importance of community, collaboration, communication, and innovation. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:01:00 Z https://thesector.com.au/2025/01/17/reading-and-storytelling-can-improve-childrens-health-new-yale-research-shows/ https://thesector.com.au/2025/01/17/reading-and-storytelling-can-improve-childrens-health-new-yale-research-shows/ YCSC Chair Linda Mayes is quoted in this article focused on how learning to read is essential to a child’s intellectual development. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/how-reading-and-storytelling-can-improve-a-childs-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/how-reading-and-storytelling-can-improve-a-childs-health/ A Yale expert describes the many ways that a child’s intellectual and emotional development —and physical health—benefit from early literacy. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://portal.ct.gov/ccerc/-/media/ccerc/reports/ccerc-report-virtual-reality_dec-20-2024.pdf?rev=118f1f8f1fcf4b4eb5a9b94321265356 https://portal.ct.gov/ccerc/-/media/ccerc/reports/ccerc-report-virtual-reality_dec-20-2024.pdf?rev=118f1f8f1fcf4b4eb5a9b94321265356 The present study was commissioned by the Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration in response to a Connecticut State Legislative mandate calling for information about virtual reality (VR) use in Connecticut public high schools. The purpose of the study is to determine how many high schools in Connecticut are using VR, the purposes for which they are using them, the challenges and barriers to implementation they have faced, and the benefits they perceive. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/pain-management-collaboratory-coordinating-center-receives-grant-to-continue-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/pain-management-collaboratory-coordinating-center-receives-grant-to-continue-research/ The Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center, a Yale-based research center that supports 16 large-scale pragmatic clinical trials of non-drug approaches to managing pain, has been awarded a funding extension to continue its work for six years. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/how-vaping-social-media-promotion-target-teens/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/how-vaping-social-media-promotion-target-teens/ Researchers are investigating how the tobacco industry is using social media to promote vaping to teens, and they are developing interventions for deterring e-cigarette use. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/annual-meeting-highlights-impact-of-digital-media-on-children-and-adolescents/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/annual-meeting-highlights-impact-of-digital-media-on-children-and-adolescents/ The annual meeting of the Yale Child Study Center Associates was held in person on November 7, 2024, with a focus on the impact of the digital world—including social media—on children’s health and wellbeing. The meeting brought nearly 100 people together for an afternoon of talks by experts in the field. Fourteen faculty members provided brief, TED-talk style talks around the meeting’s theme, with a balance of related concerns and opportunities. Keynote speaker Andrew Solomon, PhD, wrapped up the afternoon sessions. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/penicillin-allergies-hematopoietic-stem-cell-transplants/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/penicillin-allergies-hematopoietic-stem-cell-transplants/ Approximately 90,000 people receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants worldwide annually. These patients are immunocompromised and highly vulnerable to infections, including with multidrug-resistant organisms. Because penicillin and related beta-lactam antibiotics are used as the preferred therapy for many infections, patients who are labeled as having a penicillin allergy are at risk for inferior treatment and related clinical consequences. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/yale-conference-for-alcohol-research-and-education-2024-call-for-abstracts/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/yale-conference-for-alcohol-research-and-education-2024-call-for-abstracts/ The Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) 2024 will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The event is a dynamic day of learning, interaction, and collaboration focused on the theme of alcohol research. This year’s in-person event will feature podium talks, breakout sessions, a panel discussion, poster presentations, and more avenues to learn from and network with colleagues. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/alcohol-use-prep-hiv/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/alcohol-use-prep-hiv/ 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. Mon, 27 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/sandy-alfano-retires/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/sandy-alfano-retires/ 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. Thu, 23 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/anderson-capasso-win-service-excellence-awards/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/anderson-capasso-win-service-excellence-awards/ Amy Anderson, communications officer, and Renee Capasso, research assistant, were selected for the Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award. Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/yale-program-in-addiction-medicine-advises-state-on-drug-company-settlement-spending/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/yale-program-in-addiction-medicine-advises-state-on-drug-company-settlement-spending/ 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. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-lawyer-opioid-addiction-medication-ada-discrimination-rcna126358 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tennessee-lawyer-opioid-addiction-medication-ada-discrimination-rcna126358 Addiction treatment can mean anything from equine therapy to the peer-supported spiritual programming of 12-step recovery groups. Of the treatment options for opioid addiction, methadone and buprenorphine have the “strongest scientific evidence,” said Dr. David Fiellin, director of the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine. Sat, 02 Mar 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/asci-announces-3-newly-elected-members-from-yale/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/asci-announces-3-newly-elected-members-from-yale/ ASCI honors physicians who enhance their profession by doing impactful research Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/app-covid-19-immune-antibody-guides-vaccine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/app-covid-19-immune-antibody-guides-vaccine/ With SARS-COV-2 infection rates rising again, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Yale physicians have built a tool to help answer these questions. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/alcohol-research-conference-fosters-collaboration-across-specialties/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/alcohol-research-conference-fosters-collaboration-across-specialties/ Now in its second year, the Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education (YCARE) was held on September 30, 2023. Offering a comprehensive agenda of talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations, the all-day event brought together Yale's researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders under the banner of alcohol research. Bubu Banini, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (digestive diseases), Yale School of Medicine (YSM), spearheaded the conference, along with co-directors David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine) and emergency medicine, YSM, and public health, Yale School of Public Health; Graeme Mason, PhD, professor of radiology and biomedical imaging and of psychiatry, YSM; and Sherry McKee, PhD, professor of psychiatry, YSM. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://www.techexplorist.com/encouraging-hiv-testing-teens-video-games/75493/ https://www.techexplorist.com/encouraging-hiv-testing-teens-video-games/75493/ Lynn Fiellin, professor of medicine (general medicine), and a team of researchers from Yale conducted a trial using a video game to improve teenagers to get HIV testing and to tackle misunderstandings about the condition. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:44:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/educational-videogame-intervention-encourages-teens-to-get-tested-for-hiv/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/educational-videogame-intervention-encourages-teens-to-get-tested-for-hiv/ Teenagers made up an estimated 20 percent of new cases of HIV infection in the United States in 2020. The actual percentage, however, is likely to be higher because it is known that adolescents are the least likely of any age group to be aware of their HIV status and may unknowingly transmit the virus to others. Only 9 percent of high school students in the United States report ever being tested for HIV. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/new-professors-in-the-department-of-internal-medicine-2023/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/new-professors-in-the-department-of-internal-medicine-2023/ The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to highlight the following appointments and promotions to professor of medicine. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/playbl-helps-market-behavioral-change-video-games-to-teens/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/playbl-helps-market-behavioral-change-video-games-to-teens/ Adolescents who are struggling with substance misuse, mental health issues, and/or issues around sexual health, such as preventing sexually transmitted infections, have an unlikely resource—video games. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:00 Z https://ventures.yale.edu/news/blavatnik-fund-innovation-yale-awards-25-million-11-yale-faculty-led-projects-developing-new https://ventures.yale.edu/news/blavatnik-fund-innovation-yale-awards-25-million-11-yale-faculty-led-projects-developing-new The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, made possible by a generous grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, supports Yale faculty in the commercialization of biomedical and digital health innovations. Wed, 24 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/learning-from-children/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/learning-from-children/ For over a century, researchers have studied children’s well-being. Mon, 22 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/feeling-invisible-unheard-the-impact-of-racist-stereotypes-on-black-teenage-girls/ https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/games/news-article/feeling-invisible-unheard-the-impact-of-racist-stereotypes-on-black-teenage-girls/ A new Yale study finds that Black teenage girls face a number of gendered racist stereotypes that can impact their decision making in romantic relationships, lower their self-esteem and leave them feeling powerless and invisible to others. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z