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Scientists Unravel Mystery of Sex Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes
"Age and sex are where immunological changes intersect,” says Akiko Iwasaki, PhD. Over the past year, Iwasaki and her colleagues from around the globe have compiled a rich literature of research that reveals in detail these and other factors that make the virus more lethal for men.
Source: YaleNews
25 Jan 2021
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Yale’s New Vaccine Initiative Targeting COVID-19
Amid a global effort to bring vaccines to the public, Yale School of Public Health researchers and their colleagues around the university are hard at work to speed up the process.
25 Jan 2021
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Covid UK Variant: What You Need To Know
Last week, Gov. Lamont announced that the first two COVID-19 cases with the “UK variant” were detected in Connecticut. This virus variant was first detected in England and seems to spread more easily between people. Its detection in our community raises alarms, but there is also a lot of misinformation circulating.
Source: New Haven Independent
12 Jan 2021
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Opinion: Our Moment to Heal Health Care
COVID-19 has changed academic medicine forever; it’s up to us to make it better than before.
Source: AAMC
12 Jan 2021
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Yale Researchers Find First Cases of New UK Coronavirus Variant in Connecticut
The variant cases were rapidly identified through a strong collaborative network at Yale to increase surveillance for the B.1.1.7 variant. The nasal swabs were tested by the Yale Pathology Lab and sequenced by the Yale School of Public Health.
Source: YaleNews
8 Jan 2021
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Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Is Now Home to Second Neonatal MRI Machine in the Country
The world-class Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is the new home of a state-of-the-art neonatal Embrace MRI machine – one of only two in the United States.
22 Dec 2020
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Physician Associate Class of 2020 Is Recognized for Persistence, Resilience, and Grace
A commencement ceremony was held on December 7 for the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate (PA) Program’s Class of 2020—the 48th class to graduate from this program.
21 Dec 2020
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Yale Study Leads to FDA Approval of Drug to Treat Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Based on results of a clinical trial led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved osimertinib for the treatment of adults with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR gene mutations, which occurs in about 10 percent of patients.
18 Dec 2020
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The New COVID-19 Vaccine: Answers to All the Hard Questions
Yale expert answers commonly asked questions about the new COVID-19 vaccine.
Source: Yale Medicine
16 Dec 2020
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Nunez-Smith to Lead Biden Health Equity Task Force
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a co-chair of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, will also lead a new White House task force dedicated to health equity.
Source: YaleNews
8 Dec 2020
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Black, Hispanic Children Bear Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19
Scientists from Yale and other pediatric centers found that three out of four children hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19 were Black or Hispanic (23.3% Black and 51% Hispanic). In comparison, only 38% of adults aged 65 or over who were hospitalized were from a minority group (27% Black and 11% Hispanic), according to U.S. COVID data.
Source: YaleNews
2 Dec 2020
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Newly Acquired Trove of Historic Photos Captures Evolution of Medicine
A unique collection was recently acquired by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale that documents — in black-and-white and sometimes graphic detail — a history of medicine from 1839 to the 1970s.
Source: YaleNews
2 Dec 2020
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Microbiology Society Honors Steitz with Its 2021 Prize Medal
The Microbiology Society, based in the United Kingdom and the largest such society in Europe, is presenting its 2021 Prize Medal to Joan A. Steitz, PhD, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
1 Dec 2020
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Dean Nancy J. Brown, on Leading at Yale During a Pandemic and Her Own Distinguished Career
Dean Brown discusses her impressive background and successes in medicine and research. She also talks about her priorities developed during her first 10 months at the School of Medicine and the Yale Cultural Ambassadors Program along with the major successes it has had in increasing diversity enrollment in Yale clinical trials.
Source: TheAcademy
1 Dec 2020
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Two Yale School of Medicine Professors Are Named AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named two Yale School of Medicine researchers AAAS Fellows for their distinguished efforts to advance science.
24 Nov 2020
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Blumenthal: Yale Clinical Trial Encouraging Racial Minority Participation Is 'Model For The Nation'
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said he shared the program success with the federal Operation Warp Speed. He said it could be used to encourage the groups most affected by coronavirus to get vaccinated. “This cultural ambassadors program, I think, will be a model for the nation,” Blumenthal said.
Source: WSHU Public Radio
22 Nov 2020
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Drug Eases Recovery for Those With Severe Alcohol Withdrawal
A drug once used to treat high blood pressure can help alcoholics with withdrawal symptoms reduce or eliminate their drinking, Yale University researchers report Nov. 19 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Source: Yale News
19 Nov 2020
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Dean Brown's Perspective on Promoting Women and Minority Physician-scientists in Academic Medicine
"Fundamentally, faculty and trainees must feel safe and respected to succeed. Unfortunately, sexual harassment and racism still derail the careers of some of our faculty."
Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation
11 Nov 2020
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Biden Taps Three Experts with Yale Ties to Lead COVID-19 Advisory Board
President-elect Joe Biden has named three public health experts with close Yale ties to lead his transition team’s new COVID-19 advisory board, including Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, an authority on the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on communities of color.
Source: Yale News
9 Nov 2020
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Why ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ Is So Important for Kids Right Now
A Yale Child Study Center expert explains the value of emotional intelligence at school (and home) in the age of COVID-19.
Source: Yale Medicine
6 Nov 2020