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Sitting for too long increases heart failure risk, even for active people. Learn how reducing sedentary time can improve your heart health and longevity.

As 2024 comes to an end, the American Heart Association closes the chapter on its first 100 years and looks toward its second century.

Rohan Khera, MD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) and of biostatistics (health informatics) at Yale School of Medicine, discusses how AI can revolutionize the detection of heart conditions.

Fabiola Arbelo Cruz, MD; Caroline Dumont, MD, MPH; Emma Lo, MD; Annie Harper, PhD; Billy Bromage, MSW; and Lori Wallace, PhD, MPH advocate in The Hartford Courant for officials to stop displacing the homeless from encampments in Connecticut.

Michael Nanna, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, comments on a broader set of risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Electronic consults, or “eConsults,” are exchanges between providers in the electronic medical record that allow referring clinicians, often in primary care, to obtain timely specialist input without the need for a separate face-to-face visit. This solution has shown promise in reducing wait times and unnecessary referrals and aligns with the incentivization of health systems by government and commercial payors to improve access and quality of care while reducing cost. Yale’s population health team implemented and evaluated a large-scale eConsult program, and authored a September 2024 publication in PLOS One detailing the process. Using a multi-method approach, the researchers collected qualitative and quantitative data to assess operational outcomes on the implementation of the program and provider satisfaction among referring and specialist providers.

Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, discusses the links between sedentary behavior and heart health.

Congratulations to the following Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty members, who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed.

Seven Yale School of Medicine faculty receive Yale Faculty Innovation Awards.