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Adults aged 65 and older desire to lose weight is frequently centered around improving functional ability and health outcomes, which may be different from those of young adults, says Yale School of Medicine’s Alissa Chen, MD, MPH.
- December 22, 2025
Building on existing street medicine and outreach efforts in New Haven, a new Yale School of Medicine training initiative will expand resident education in caring for people experiencing homelessness, preparing future primary care physicians to deliver consistent, preventive care directly to these patients on the street.
- December 19, 2025Source: WTNH-TV Online
In today’s Health Headlines, the challenges of holiday gatherings for people with a history of addiction, tips for navigating your first Christmas sober, and how to talk to a loved one about addiction. Dr. Stephen Holt, Yale Medicine primary care physician, addiction medicine specialist, director of the addiction recovery clinic, and associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to tell us more.
- December 18, 2025
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the 2026 fellows in the Department of Internal Medicine’s fellowship programs.
- December 17, 2025
YSM spoke with Marcella Nunez-Smith about a new Connecticut Health Foundation initiative to promote maternal health equity in Connecticut.
- December 15, 2025
During an interview on the Health & Veritas podcast, Nate Wood, MD, MHS, discussed how he helps people make healthier, tasty food.
- December 10, 2025
On Dec. 8, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Yale’s Woolsey Hall to celebrate the 52nd Commencement of the Physician Associate (PA) Program.
- December 10, 2025Source: WTNH-TV Online
In today’s Health Headlines, GLP-1s are found not to reduce the risk of certain cancers, what type of exercise best supports liver health, and how your diet affects your gut health. Dr. Nate Wood, internal medicine and obesity medicine specialist at Yale Medicine and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss.
- December 08, 2025Source: The New York Times (featuring Dr. Elena Ratner and Dr. Cary Gross)
Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found.
- December 08, 2025Source: WTNH-TV Online
A Yale doctor and chef makes it his mission to show how healthy cooking and eating can impact health as much as medicine. Dr. Nate Wood heads up the Irving and Alice Brown Teaching Kitchen through the Yale School of Medicine.