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Shilpa S. Murthy, MD, MPH, an early career investigator at Yale Cancer Center and an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Medical Oncology, has been awarded a prestigious $1.1 million Career Development Award from the Department of Defense (DoD).

Meet Pamela L. Kunz, MD, professor of internal medicine (medical oncology); director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center; and chief, GI medical oncology.

On this week's episode of Health & Veritas, a podcast produced by Yale School of Management and Yale School of Public Health, professors and physicians Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Basmah Safdar, a Yale School of Medicine emergency physician and an expert on sex-specific differences in cardiovascular and microvascular health, which have important implications for the understanding and treatment of heart attacks, long COVID, and other conditions. Listen at the link below or on your favorite podcast player.

Alum Jessica Federer recently founded the Women’s Health Fund to spur investment in medical innovations.

Four Yale School of Medicine faculty members are among those elected to the American Pediatric Society for 2025.

Last week, WHAM (Women’s Health Access Matters) announced the 10 recipients of the 2025 WHAM Edge Awards. Two Yale postdoctoral fellows, Domenica Berardi, PhD, and Na-Young Rho, PhD, have been awarded $25,000 grants for their projects investigating colorectal cancer in women and ovarian aging respectively.

Stress can cause inflammation and damage the heart. Yale experts recommend ways to manage that stress and keep your heart healthy.

Yale School of Medicine faculty members were recognized for publishing studies that rank in the top 1% based on the number of citations they received in their field.

Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD, participated in a conference panel where experts discussed the challenges faced by the biomedical workforce and how to ensure a strong future.