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Researchers found that unlike other tetracycline drugs, sarecycline binds to messenger RNA (mRNA) — molecules within a cell that provide a code for making proteins — in bacterial ribosomes. Ribosomes, found in all living cells, link amino acids together.
- August 06, 2020Source: YaleNews
Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies. They also discovered that higher levels of liver enzymes — proteins released when the liver is damaged — were associated with poorer outcomes for these patients, including ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and death.
- August 06, 2020Source: WTNH
In the coming weeks, families across Connecticut will weigh the risks and benefits of sending students back into schools. Thomas Murray, MD, of the Yale School of Medicine says even with masks and distancing, some activities are safer than others.
- August 06, 2020
Cindy A. Crusto, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, has been named Deputy Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Yale Department of Psychiatry.
- August 06, 2020
The students comprising the incoming Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD class of 2024 experienced an unconventional recruitment process due to COVID-19, but YSM Director of Admissions Ayaska Fernando says he is thrilled with the exceptional group who have chosen to attend the school.
- August 06, 2020
As many individuals across the United States and in New Haven are engaged in conversations and activism around systemic racism, sparked in part by the disparate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color and recent horrific incidents of police brutality against black men and women, around 170 members of the Yale community and others convened on Zoom on July 22 for a conversation entitled “Anti-Blackness, Abolition, and Criminal Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Emily Wang and Professor Tracey Meares."
- August 05, 2020Source: Yale Medicine
Strong emotions during the pandemic are normal, but some may find that their reactions grow worse over time. Yale doctors offer strategies for coping.
- August 05, 2020
Ayala Danzig, MD, MSW, a fourth-year resident in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, has been named Chair of the Assembly Committee of Resident-Fellow Members at the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
- August 05, 2020
Prospective candidates will have an opportunity to learn what the program offers and speak with its directors.
- August 05, 2020
A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Yale researchers finds that urgent care centers nationwide have begun offering membership programs as an alternative to insurance, but those programs may not save patients any money.
