YCCI News
Ursula Brewster, MD, associate professor of medicine (nephrology) was presented with the 2021 American Society of Nephrology Distinguished Educator Award.
- June 10, 2021
A Yale-Duke collaborative research team may have identified some of the first biomarkers linked to impaired lung function in long-term COVID-19 patients.
- June 10, 2021
Kevan C. Herold, MD, C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine, has been named chair of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) TrialNet, an international consortium dedicated to finding ways to prevent, delay, and slow progression of the disease.
- June 09, 2021
In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, neuromuscular dysfunction is found to be prevalent in long-term childhood cancer survivors, continues to increase post-therapy, and is associated with adverse health and socioeconomic outcomes.
- June 07, 2021Source: NYT Wirecutter
The mere thought of ticks makes our skin crawl. These vile little creatures transmit diseases such as Lyme, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and the rare (but disconcertingly quaintly named) Heartland virus. Symptoms of tick-borne illnesses can range from swollen joints to meat allergies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of reported cases of Lyme disease has tripled since the 1990s, and there are about 50,000 cases of tick-borne illnesses diagnosed every year.
- June 07, 2021
Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology, researches lifestyle factors associated with a variety of cancers and also how these same lifestyle factors can improve odds of survival and recovery.
- June 02, 2021
“As a student, not having an AΩA chapter has been one of the many experiences that have shaped my medical education compared to my friends at other medical schools.
- June 01, 2021
“During your time in medical school, you have learned how to immerse yourselves in a question. You have experienced mentorship and sponsorship, and for many of you your research group or laboratory has become a second home.” The mentorship theme in the remarks of Nancy J. Brown, MD, Jean and David W. Wallace Dean and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine, was echoed throughout Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) Student Research Day (SRD) on May 18, 2021.
- May 31, 2021Source: Angioplasty.Org
Confirming the preliminary data that was published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the complete data from over 1,400 patients enrolled in the Evolut Low Risk Trial was presented at this year's EuroPCR meeting by John K Forrest, MD, FACC, FSCAI.
- May 28, 2021
Two recent papers by Dr. Jen Moliterno and her team help physicians better identify patients who may develop seizures alongside meningiomas.