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Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology), comments on the way two new medications are transforming care for patients with obesity.

The Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism is pleased to welcome the following new faculty, staff, and postgraduate fellows and associates.

Irene Chernova, MD, PhD, instructor of medicine (nephrology) has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Iva Dostanic, MD, PhD, Physician-Scientist Trainee Award.

Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology), discusses the basics of insulin, why it’s so expensive, and what she has uncovered in her investigations.

Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology), weighs in on the high cost of insulin in America.

Rachel Perry, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (endocrinology) and of cellular and molecular physiology, received the Endocrinology and Metabolism Section New Investigator Award from the American Physiological Society (APS) during its summit on April 21.

Dr. Sherwin was a world-renowned endocrinologist and diabetes researcher, a leader who oversaw the growth of clinical and translational research at Yale, and a mentor known for his kindness, warmth, patience, and generosity.

Whether quality measures should account for differences between clinicians who disproportionately care for patients with social risk factors, such as low income, unstable housing, limited transportation, few social supports, remains controversial. Recently published in JAMA Health Forum, a new study from Yale School of Medicine demonstrates a systematic approach of weighing the pros and cons of adjustment for social risk factors in a measure of clinician quality.