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Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Named Director of Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, has been appointed Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, as well as Chief Health Equity Officer & Deputy Chief Medical Officer, at Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Associate Cancer Center Director for Community Outreach and Engagement at Yale Cancer Center.
10 Jul 2020
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STRIDE Study Tests Ways to Prevent Injuries From Falls
A “falls care manager” worked with the patients and their physicians to identify risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries. The falls care managers also created care plans to reduce these risk factors.
Source: YaleNews
9 Jul 2020
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Breast Density Laws Inform Mammogram Imaging
For many of the women who are scheduling the screening mammograms that were deferred in the spring, their health care decisions are being guided in part by knowledge gleaned from 10 years of dense breast notification laws.
9 Jul 2020
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CNN: Yale School of Public Health Professor Alison Galvani on COVID-19 Spread
Study: half of COVID-19 cases may be caused by "silent spreaders"
Source: Anderson Cooper 360
9 Jul 2020
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Yale, Baylor Create Detailed Atlas of Cellular Change in Lungs with Fibrosis
The new research provides insight into the lungs’ cellular landscape, shows how IPF affects lung cells, and suggests both a possible explanation for patients’ breathing difficulties and potential new avenues for treatment.
Source: YaleNews
8 Jul 2020
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As Teens Delay Driver Licensing, They Miss Key Safety Instruction
Teens are getting licensed to drive later than they used to and missing crucial safety training as a result, according to Yale researchers.
Source: YaleNews
8 Jul 2020
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Discussing Race with White Children: Part 1
The more informed you are, the more comfortable you will be initiating a conversation with your children. Confronting privilege and acknowledging biases can be painful and emotionally draining, but it is important work that needs to be addressed on an ongoing basis.
8 Jul 2020
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Yale Researchers Tackle COVID-19 and Learn from Patients with Cancer
Across Yale Cancer Center this spring, most research labs shut down to protect their personnel from COVID-19. To protect patients, clinical trial enrollment also took a two month pause. But several of our researchers with relevant expertise have continued to conduct critical research on SARS-CoV-2, the deadly new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
8 Jul 2020
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Yale, Cambridge Pioneer New Way to Make Kidneys Safe for Transplant
Working with human kidneys deemed unsuitable for transplant, the researchers identified why they were poor candidates, and were also able to reinvigorate and qualify them for clinical transplant. The researchers report results in the July 6 edition of the American Journal of Transplantation, and are planning a clinical trial.
Source: YaleNews
6 Jul 2020
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Office of Global Health Education Announces Inaugural Global Health Education Innovation Awardees
In June 2020, Bernardo Lombo, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine and Frank Minja, MD, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, became the inaugural recipients of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Global Health Education Innovation Award.
2 Jul 2020
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Yale Pathology Professor Receives NIH Award for Breakthrough Cancer Research
The award — granted to just 5% of NIH-funded investigators —ensures that Kurt Schalper’s research will be funded for the next seven years. It supports his groundbreaking work identifying novel pathways for cancer immunotherapy which can be used to optimally select and treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Source: YaleNews
1 Jul 2020
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Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Breast Cancer Detected Earlier in States with Expanded Medicaid Coverage
In a new study by Yale Cancer Center (YCC), researchers have demonstrated that in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage. No such change was seen in states that didn’t expand their coverage. The findings were published today in JAMA Surgery
1 Jul 2020
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Quarantine 15? What to Do About Weight Gain During the Pandemic
COVID-19 has upended routines, but weight loss is still possible.
Source: Yale Medicine
1 Jul 2020
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Fat check: Yale researchers find explanation for stress’ damage in brown fat
In the face of psychological stress, an immune system response that can significantly worsen inflammatory responses originates in brown fat cells, a Yale research team reports June 30 in the journal Cell.
Source: YaleNews
30 Jun 2020
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Senior YSPH Professors Retiring
Three senior professors who made substantial contributions to their scientific fields and provided many years of service and leadership at the Yale School of Public Health are retiring on July 1.
30 Jun 2020
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Geriatrics/Rheumatology Giant Leo Cooney Jr. Retires After 44-Year Career
Geriatrics/Rheumatology Giant Leo Cooney Jr. Retires After 44-Year Career
29 Jun 2020
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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Getting Smarter One Patient at a Time
Yale experts explain why artificial intelligence holds promise for improving health care for patients.
Source: Yale Medicine
29 Jun 2020
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Yale Cancer Center Study Validates Combination Therapy for Aggressive Endometrial Cancer
Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have found that combining the targeted drug trastuzumab with chemotherapy significantly improves survival rates for women with a rare, aggressive form of endometrial cancer. These results may help to change the standard of care worldwide for the disease. The findings are published today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
29 Jun 2020
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Yale to Launch Center Focused on Health and Mass Incarceration
Yale to Launch Center Focused on Health and Mass Incarceration
29 Jun 2020
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New Center in Implementation Science Launched with University of Malaya
Yale University and the University of Malaya (UM) in Kuala Lumpur have been awarded a multi-million grant to establish the Malaysian Implementation Science Training (MIST) center to catalyze research and training through the Fogarty International Program at the National Institutes of Health.
29 Jun 2020