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In today’s health headlines, a vaccine for norovirus may be in our future, signs of heat-related illness, and tips for celebrating the Fourth of July safely. Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, chair of emergency medicine for the Yale School of Medicine and Yale Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a. to tell us more.

This year, the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine welcomed two visiting physicians from Armenia, Lilit Serobyan, MD, and Vache Buniatyan, MD. The doctors, who are among the first graduates of the Yale Armenian Unified Emergency Medicine Residency Program (YUAEMRP), share their reflections on the program and their visit to New Haven, Connecticut.

In today’s health headlines, nearly 20% of adolescents are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support, a new pill for pancreatic cancer may double survival times, and how just four minutes of exercise each day could help those with type 2 diabetes.

Yale Emergency Medicine’s influence in shaping the future of emergency medicine was on full display at the 2026 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, held this May in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, chair of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss why you shouldn’t use AI to tell you when to go to the emergency department. And new research shows that the secret to healthy aging may lie in the thymus.

For the eighth consecutive year, the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine was recognized among the nation’s leaders in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, ranking #2 in the U.S. according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. This year’s achievement is marked by an extraordinary expansion in faculty success, with 14 faculty members receiving NIH funding and 9 among the top 100 NIH-funded emergency medicine investigators nationwide.

Rachel Liu, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM, has been appointed Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in Yale's Department of Emergency Medicine, where she will oversee faculty development, promotion reviews, and wellness initiatives while building on her extensive experience in emergency medicine education and ultrasound training.

The winter is a busy time for emergency departments across the country. In a Q&A, Arjun Venkatesh explains why that is—and how to stay safe as the weather gets colder.