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Meet Yale School of Medicine clinical fellow Sarah Abou Alaiwi, MD, who often meets patients in their most vulnerable state.

Anyone who has worked with Ronald Vender, MD, singles him out for his outstanding ability to connect with people and invest in their wellbeing. Vender, MD ’77, professor of medicine (digestive diseases), who will retire in June, served as the chief medical officer of Yale Medicine and associate dean for clinical affairs at Yale School of Medicine for over 12 years.

Robert Bona, MD, professor of medicine (hematology) at Yale School of Medicine, explains that blood clots usually occur in people who are bedridden, hospitalized, or have medical issues connected to infection or cancer, among other conditions.

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.

Scott Roberts, MD, assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at Yale School of Medicine, says there is little risk of transmission of bird flu from supermarket eggs and milk.

Good preventive health care could be key to an early diagnosis.

Meet Maryia Vladykina, MD, from Belarus. She attended Sechenov University, and is a PGY-2 in the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program in the Department of Internal Medicine.

Scott Roberts, MD, assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) at Yale School of Medicine, advises consuming pasteurized milk and eggs to avoid harmful bacteria and viruses, including bird flu, which has been detected in milk.

Jorge Moreno, MD, assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, discusses the importance of factors such as exercise and sleep when managing or losing weight.