Yale Medicine Magazine

Autoimmune diseases that attack the skin can be disfiguring or even deadly. Researchers at Yale and YSM are working to understand how these relationships function, and how mapping them out can help clinicians predict and possibly prevent their spread in the body.

The causes of acne skin lesions are still unclear, as are their relationship to underlying immunological conditions. Treatments exist for the physical damage, and for the psychological trauma of scarring.

Scientists at YSM are keeping track of social media trends, looking for signs of emergent symptoms or conditions that may be good targets for research. Self-diagnosed patients on Facebook helped start meaningful research into "Long COVID."

A series of four photoshoots—one dating to 2019; the remainder taken during the pandemic—show the contrast of life on campus.

With the bulk of human science dedicated to understanding COVID-19 and designing a vaccine against it, a normally lengthy process was cut from years to months.

Sanitizing air and surfaces has always been a top priority for doctors and research laboratories. Environmental Health and Safety technicians had a significant if quiet role to play behind the scenes when COVID-19 struck.

Yale School of Medicine students encountered a shifting curriculum and new ways of learning as the school made changes to blunt the impact of COVID-19.

The pandemic changed many aspects of people’s lives, including working at home for an indefinite period of time. Students, faculty, and staff described benefits from the change, while lamenting what had been lost.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Yale affiliates’ preprint service dramatically speeds the availability of medical research.

Faces of the Pandemic is an ongoing portrait photography project documenting the experiences of essential health care workers throughout the pandemic—an unprecedented time for Yale’s medical community, the nation, and the world. It is meant to show appreciation for these individuals and provide..