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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.
- December 21, 2023
ASCI honors physicians who enhance their profession by doing impactful research
- December 13, 2023
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.
- November 07, 2023
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.
- October 13, 2023Source: Tech Explorist
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.
- October 10, 2023
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.
- September 14, 2023
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to highlight the following appointments and promotions to professor of medicine.
- August 01, 2023
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.
- May 24, 2023Source: Yale Ventures
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.
- May 22, 2023
For over a century, researchers have studied children’s well-being.