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Portrait of Childhood Education Pioneer James Comer Unveiled at Yale
For more than 50 years, Comer’s pioneering work has revolutionized school systems and lifted up their most vulnerable children. The portrait honors his commitment to children, child development, and education, and also celebrates his position as the first African American tenured professor at the university.
27 May 2022
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2022 Annual State of the School Presentations
The annual State of the School presentations will be held at noon on June 13 and June 15 via Zoom.
26 May 2022
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Photo Exhibit Highlights YSM’s Response to COVID-19
Portraits of Strength captures the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of photographic portraits of health care providers, scientists, and other essential workers taken between February and October 2021.
26 May 2022
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Yale-PCCSM Members Honored by American Thoracic Society
Members of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine (Yale-PCCSM) at Yale School of Medicine were honored during the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2022 International Conference in San Francisco.
25 May 2022
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The Fifth Annual YCC Trainee Colloquium – Updated Date and Time
Updated the date and time for Yale Cancer Center (YCC) Fifth Annual Trainee Colloquium
25 May 2022
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American Psychiatric Association Features Book Edited by YCSC Professor Andrés Martin
A lead story in Psychiatric News, the official news service of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), features “Thinking About Prescribing," a book published earlier this year and edited by YCSC Professor Andrés Martin.
25 May 2022
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Association of Pathology Chairs Names Chen Liu, MD, PhD, to 2nd Term as Chair of Practice & Management Committee
Chen Liu, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine, has been elected to his second term as Chair of the Practice & Management Committee of the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).
24 May 2022
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Comparing Outcomes in Cemented and Press-Fit Hemiarthroplasty
Arthroplasty has become the standard of care for displaced femoral neck fractures in the geriatric cohort. However, details regarding optimal implant design and fixation strategy continue to be debated. The researchers of this article sought to determine whether cemented or press-fit hemiarthroplasties were more advantageous in terms of revision surgery, contralateral hip fractures, hospital length of stay, mortality rates, and survival.
24 May 2022
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Le Zhang, PhD Wins Avenir Award for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS
Assistant Professor Le Zhang, PhD was recently awarded a DP2 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), entitled “Immune Network Dysregulation of the Central Nervous System with HIV Persistence and Opioid Abuse.” The grant, which amounts to more than $2.5 million, began on May 15, 2022 and lasts for four years.
24 May 2022
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Black Appointed Director of Residency Program’s Social Justice and Health Equity Curriculum
Carmen Black, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been appointed director of the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program’s Social Justice and Health Equity Curriculum (SJHE).
24 May 2022
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MD Class of 2022 Graduates With Pomp and Circumstance
Family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered on May 23 in Amistad Park, near the campus of Yale School of Medicine (YSM), to celebrate the 98 new graduates of the school’s MD program.
24 May 2022
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Yale School of Public Health graduates urged to build trust and maintain hope
Professor Heidi Larson, founding director of The Vaccine Confidence Project, tells the Yale School of Public Health’s Class of 2022 that building the trust of those they work with will be crucial.
24 May 2022
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New Research May Explain Unexpected Effects of Common Painkillers
Some NSAIDs prevent heart disease while others cause it; some NSAIDs have been linked to decreased incidence of colorectal cancer; and various NSAIDs can have a wide range of effects on asthma. Now, using cell cultures and mice, Yale researchers have uncovered a distinct mechanism by which a subset of NSAIDs reduce inflammation. And that mechanism may help explain some of these curious effects.
Source: YaleNews
23 May 2022
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Single Cell Analysis Technologies Help Generate Unprecedented Maps of Disease
Yale researchers across disciplines are using single cell technologies to profile various kinds of cells that exist together in both healthy and diseased organs and create the most detailed blueprints of diseases to date, as well as to better understand how various cells develop over time and interact with one another.
20 May 2022
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Yale Scientists Develop Precision Medicine Approach to Metabolic Therapy for Breast Cancer
Scientists at Yale Cancer Center have found that patients with breast cancer and high levels of insulin in the blood may be responsive to metabolism-targeting treatments, which in turn may improve the effectiveness of subsequent chemotherapy treatments. The findings were published today in Communications Biology.
20 May 2022
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YSPH student Nassim Ashford, M.P.H. ’23, takes his passion for combating racial injustice to global stage
Nassim Ashford, M.P.H. ’23, a longtime social justice activist, helped raise $125,000 to aid Black students who have been harassed by neighboring countries while trying to flee Ukraine.
20 May 2022
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Quantitative Assay Measures Low Levels of HER2 with Renewed Accuracy
Researchers at Yale Cancer Center have developed a new quantitative assay to measure the amount of HER2 protein in patients with breast cancer with increased accuracy. The improved data may provide new options for treatment for patients previously found ineligible for treatment based on traditional HER2 screening assays. The findings were published today in Laboratory Investigation.
20 May 2022
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Baby Formula Shortage: 8 Tips for Parents
Yale Medicine physicians offer advice for navigating this crisis.
Source: Yale Medicine
19 May 2022
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Your Lungs: A User’s Guide
What you need to know to keep these vital organs healthy and functional.
Source: Yale Medicine
19 May 2022
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A Celebration of Student Research and Faculty Mentorship
Student Research Day honors YSM’s MD students for their research and—with the creation last year of this unique mentorship prize—pays tribute to the faculty mentors who support them.
19 May 2022