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Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students in New Haven and beyond have been eagerly volunteering to help during the COVID-19 crisis. They are participating in many ways, but with a shared desire to not be on the sidelines when there are so many needs.
- March 31, 2020
“Our doctors, nurses, and first responders, and all of our health care workers are saving the lives of people we love. We each need to do everything we can to keep them safe and let them know that we are there for them,” says Jonathan Rothberg.
- March 31, 2020
Anthony J. Koleske, PhD, professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry and neuroscience, will assume the role of deputy dean for scientific affairs (basic science departments) effective April 1, 2020.
- March 31, 2020
Time to stop debating the mask — and just wear them, at least inside hospitals. Even some top health systems have complicated policies about who among their employees should wear face masks and when, which is sowing confusion amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- March 31, 2020
An important topic of discussion among radiologists is how artificial intelligence and machine learning, which recognize complex patterns in imaging data, will impact their field. John Onofrey, PhD, assistant professor of Radiology & Biomedical imaging and of Urology at Yale School of Medicine, is using those tools to augment the expertise of radiologists to improve the detection of prostate cancer.
- March 31, 2020
"Nurses are the frontline and backbone of health care delivery in the U.S. and worldwide. This remains true for the COVID crisis."
- March 30, 2020
A conversation with Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital scientist Katerina Politi working remotely during COVID-19.
- March 30, 2020
Some are questioning the value of social distancing—and still others are ignoring it altogether. Dr. Steven Choi of Yale Medicine addresses that and other protective practices.
- March 30, 2020
By now, we know Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. While the situation is swiftly evolving, and experts are learning more daily, concerns about the younger population may be weighing on parents’ minds.
- March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Is Here. Now How Long Will It Last? With COVID-19 case numbers climbing dramatically in the United States and millions of people sheltered in their homes to help quell the outbreak, many are asking the obvious question: How long will all this last? Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Virginia Pitzer shares her perspective on this timely question. Pitzer is an expert in infectious disease transmission dynamics. Her research involves the creation and development of mathematical models to assess how different interventions, such as vaccination, affect disease transmission among populations. Here are her thoughts:
