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Yale Cancer Center Study Shows New Drug Combinations Improve Outcomes for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
New findings from a large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows the addition of the drugs oleclumab or monalizumab to durvalumab improved progression-free survival for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
17 Sep 2021
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Why Telehealth for Mental Health Care Is Working
Yale Medicine providers say virtual care for mental health has many benefits.
Source: Yale Medicine
16 Sep 2021
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Lessons from the COVID-19 Disaster
Five clinicians and administrators told of their own struggles with mental illness and occupational burnout.
Source: Yale Medicine Magazine
15 Sep 2021
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Rohrbaugh Is Appointed Deputy Dean for Professionalism and Leadership Development
Rohrbaugh will oversee leadership development programs at YSM, as well as programs to improve faculty health and well-being across the lifecycle.
14 Sep 2021
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Yale Study Finds Black Children Most Likely to be Physically Restrained in Emergency Department Visits
A new paper by Yale researchers finds racial disparities in the use of physical restraints on children who are admitted to the emergency department. Black children are more likely than White children to be subdued with restraints during ED visits, the study finds.
13 Sep 2021
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Have You Considered Genetic Screening To Identify Your Health Risks?
At Yale, a project called “Generations” is performing a 10-gene analysis to provide people with information about their risk for 10 diseases, all of them heart- or cancer-related. Anyone is eligible and the analysis is free of charge.
Source: Yale Medicine
9 Sep 2021
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New Center in Implementation Science Launches with Summer Boot Camp
New Center in Implementation Science Launches with Summer Boot Camp
9 Sep 2021
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Yale Psychiatry's Anti-Racism Task Force Seeks to Address Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
The Yale Psychiatry Anti-Racism Task Force has spent the last 11 months working to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department.
9 Sep 2021
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Maintaining Perspective: Lee Rubin, MD, Reflects on the Pandemic
Lee E. Rubin, MD, is an associate professor and division chief of Adult Reconstruction with the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation as well as chief of the Total Joint Replacement Program at Yale New Haven Hospital. He offers an inside look, not only to what physicians and surgeons have experienced during the pandemic, but what he has done personally to keep focused and prioritize mental health.
9 Sep 2021
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Jerry Smart Jr. of SEICHE Center Dies
Jerry Smart Jr. was a man deeply dedicated to the cause that we all work toward—the realization of human dignity and the end of mass incarceration. He was dedicated to improving the city of New Haven and to helping everyone coming back from prison or jail find their path.
8 Sep 2021
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Pandemic Cold and Flu Season: A Parent’s Back-to-School Guide
Kids missed building immunity last year. What will this year be like?
Source: Yale Medicine
8 Sep 2021
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Registered Dietitians Are Critical Part of Cancer Care at Smilow Cancer Hospital
Registered dietitians partner with patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital to develop a plan for good nutrition during and after treatment.
8 Sep 2021
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Veronica Chiang, MD, Appointed Assistant Dean for Admissions for the MD Program
On September 8, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD, and Deputy Dean for Education Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS, announced the appointment of Veronica Chiang, MD, to the position of assistant dean for admissions for the YSM MD Program.
8 Sep 2021
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25-plus Partners Join Forces to Address Caribbean’s Climate and Health Crisis
An unprecedented gathering sponsored by more than 25 Caribbean countries and territories, the United States and international organizations, have come together to address the public health challenge of climate change in the Caribbean, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the adverse health effects of the climate crisis.
8 Sep 2021
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Social Isolation Can Be Deadly for Older Adults
Social isolation can be deadly for older adults
Source: Yale University
7 Sep 2021
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Exposing a Cellular Double Agent That Helps Skin Cancer Take Hold
Yale researchers have identified a cellular process that tricks certain immune cells into helping potentially deadly skin cancer to reproduce.
Source: YaleNews
6 Sep 2021
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Raw Wastewater “Leading Indicator” of Future COVID-19 Outbreaks, YSPH Collaborative Study Finds
A global team of researchers has found that future COVID-19 outbreaks, variants, hospitalizations and ICU admissions can be reliably predicted by detecting and quantifying the amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in raw wastewater.
3 Sep 2021
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Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Stem-like T Cells Could Aid Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment
In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters.
2 Sep 2021
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New Award To Study Risk Model For Fractures in Persons With HIV
New Award To Study Risk Model For Fractures in Persons With HIV
2 Sep 2021
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Lisa Lattanza, MD, Receives Diversity Award from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Lisa Lattanza, MD, chair of the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, has been presented with the 2021 annual Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
2 Sep 2021