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There's so much at stake—for everyone. Below, some powerhouses in the medical world share their thoughts on the future of women’s health research, shedding light on the major chasms that funding cuts create in their fields of study and how to keep pushing forward—and finding the light—amidst these obstacles.

Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, and director of the Yale Stress Center, spoke to WTNH-TV News 8 about the effect of stress on health.

Amber Childs, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, discusses the importance of mental health days for students coping with stress and anxiety in an interview with Vox.

Peter Na, MD, MPH, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and of public health, are co-authors of a paper in Translational Psychiatry that reviews literature on the assessment of relevant social factors and pragmatic psychosocial strategies at the individual, family, and community levels to help reduce adverse impact on patients.

Angelina Spicer, a stand-up comic, producer, writer, and self-described “accidental activist,” was honored March 22, 2025 with the Yale Department of Psychiatry Mental Health Advocacy Award.

Twelve Yale School of Medicine faculty members are among the leading experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine newly elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

Manufacturers of oral nicotine products – pouches, tablets, or lozenges – are using splashy ad campaigns to appeal to retailers, particularly focusing on profitability, convenience of use, and availability of non-tobacco flavors, according to a study published in November 2024 by a multi-institution team that included two Yale researchers. Nicotine pouches are relatively new products in the U.S. tobacco market but have been gaining rapid popularity.

Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience, spoke to Time about how the ‘adaptive hormone’ cortisol works.

Using functional brain imaging and machine learning, Yale researchers were able to predict PTSD symptoms 14 months after the initial traumatic event.