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The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with nearly 2 million people in the criminal justice system facing potential barriers to accessing timely, quality care. Now, Yale researchers are finding that individuals with a history of incarceration are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer and are less likely to survive the disease.
- March 09, 2023
The world is amidst an epidemiological transition– where the global burden of diseases is shifting from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases. In recognizing a need to bridge the gaps in global NCD research, treatment, and capacity, the Yale Network for Global Noncommunicable Disease (Yale NGN) was established in 2016.
- March 07, 2023Source: PBS
Emily Wang, MD, professor of medicine (general internal medicine), explains why being behind bars is worse for health outcomes.
- February 14, 2023
Of the 19 MacArthur Fellows affiliated with Yale University at the time of their award, three of them are faculty from the Department of Internal Medicine: Gretchen Berland, MD, Mary Tinetti, MD, and Emily Wang, MD, MAS.
- February 07, 2023Source: Woebot Health
Digital health tools can provide access for marginalized communities, but only if the community is involved in the design. How to put in the work.
- January 12, 2023
Discoveries & Impact highlights select scientific discoveries across the Department of Internal Medicine...
- December 19, 2022
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Medicine outline emerging areas of research in cardiovascular medicine. Explore the latest advances in scholarly and scientific publishing.
- December 19, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on many people in underserved communities, including those who are incarcerated or work in our nation’s prison systems. Infections across this community have been five times higher than in the general U.S. population. Surrounding communities have also been disproportionately affected.
- November 23, 2022Source: STAT
‘Mass incarceration is one of the greatest health challenges of our time’: MacArthur ‘genius’ Emily Wang on building solutions
- November 01, 2022
A Yale study found that despite growing investments in health care over the past 20 years, barriers to timely medical care are increasing, as are racial and ethnic disparities in access to health care.