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Advancements in Women’s Health Research
For more than 25 years, innovative research on health conditions specifically affecting women, more prevalent in women, or affecting women differently than men has been at the core of Women’s Health Research at Yale.
23 Jul 2024
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Educators in academic surgery on balancing education with other responsibilities
Balancing education with other responsibilities can be challenging. R. Peter Manes, MD, Saral Mehra, MD MBA, and David Stitelman, MD, discuss how to ensure effective teaching while handling other duties.
15 May 2024
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Educators in academic surgery on giving and receiving feedback
Four faculty members from the Department of Surgery were voted as top educators by the Yale School of Medicine's Class of 2024. As part of a series on the issues and opportunities facing medical educators in academic surgery, we spoke with R. Peter Manes, MD, Saral Mehra, MD MBA, Kelly Olino, MD, and David Stitelman, MD, about making feedback part of institutional culture.
15 May 2024
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Educators in academic surgery on managing expectations for surgery clerkship
Critical thinking, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence are a few of the skills medical students can learn during their surgical rotations. R. Peter Manes, MD, Saral Mehra, MD MBA, Kelly Olino, MD, and David Stitelman, MD, from the Yale Department of Surgery discuss what makes a rewarding surgery clerkship experience.
15 May 2024
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An unborn CT baby had a mass in her neck. Doctors partially delivered her to help her breathe.
Elianna Rodriguez had a mass in her neck, making it hard to swallow amniotic fluid in the uterus. She needed to be partially born to help her.
Source: Hartford Courant
12 Sep 2023
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WHRY Launches New Pilot Project Studies
Women's Health Research at Yale has funded three new studies aimed at improving screening for earlier detection of ovarian cancer, reducing premature births caused by infection, and understanding sex and gender differences in thoracic aortic disease.
8 Sep 2023
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Women’s Health Research at Yale Funds Studies to Improve Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer, Treatment of Prenatal Infections, and Aortic Aneurysm Outcomes in Women
Women's Health Research at Yale announces recipients of 2023 Pilot Project Program Grants
16 May 2023
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A Cure Inside the Womb
Research into clinical applications for prenatal gene therapy could offer hope to infants in the womb identified as developing grave conditions such as cystic fibrosis
Source: Yale Medicine Magazine
6 Nov 2019
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A cure inside the womb
The lifelong impact of cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic—and sometimes fatal—multi-organ disease, begins before a baby is even born. As early as 16 weeks of gestation, babies with CF already show signs of damage to their pancreas, and upon birth, experience reduced birth weight, meconium ileus (a..
24 Sep 2019
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Gene editing cures anemia in fetal mice
Researchers have used gene editing within mouse fetuses in utero to cure thalassemia, a severe form of anemia, a Yale-led study reports. Humans with thalassemia have low levels of hemoglobin, resulting in fatigue and weakness and, in the worst cases, necessitating lifetimes of blood transfusions..
20 Nov 2018
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Biomedical engineering meets radiology meets genetics
Adele Ricciardi navigates the corridors and stairways of the Hunter Building with practiced ease. The School of Medicine has come to feel like home after six years spent in its labs and classrooms.
25 Oct 2017
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Fetal Care Team Heals Baby Boy
When Lauren McDonough began experiencing contractions midway into her first pregnancy, her doctor suspected that everyday stress might be the cause. But, says McDonough, when those contractions became her “constant companion,” her stress turned into real worry.
Source: Yale Medicine
16 Oct 2017
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New Leadership for Surgery Clerkship and Clinical Reasoning
The Office of Education, together with the Department of Surgery, is pleased to announce a new leadership team for the medical student surgery clerkship.
5 Jan 2017