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As part of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, Dr. Jill Biden and Yale's Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, traveled to Durham, North Carolina Wednesday. Watch ABC45's report.

The latest chapter in Carolyn Mazure's decades-long work in the field of women's health.

During a Women’s History Month reception at the White House on Monday, President Biden announced an executive order focused on women’s health research. Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, of YSM, now a member of his team, made substantial contributions to it.

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

In January, Yale School of Medicine’s six new colleges held inaugural dinners in Café Med, with MD and MD-PhD students, residents, fellows, faculty, and alumni gathering for socializing and networking. The colleges already are enhancing community and mentorship.

On March 15, 2024, Dr. Barbara Burtness presented at the 75th Anniversary of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).

The FDA’s approval of Wegovy could help millions of Americans with both obesity and cardiovascular disease lower their risk of having a major cardiac event.

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Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology and metabolism), has been leading pivotal trials to test anti-obesity medications.