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Another exciting meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has ended and faculty from Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital reflect on the very impressive and important takeaways, and time spent with colleagues and friends.
- June 05, 2023Source: MedScape
Burnout among clinicians is partly fueled by them no longer having the time to develop meaningful connections with patients, argues US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA.
- June 03, 2023Source: HemeOnc Today
The escalating prevalence of burnout among U.S. health care providers poses “a real threat” to public health, the U.S. surgeon general told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees.
- May 16, 2023Source: STAT
Black Americans have suffered 1.63 million excess deaths and lost more than 80 million years of life compared to white Americans, according to a new analysis.
- May 16, 2023Source: The Washington Post
Researchers found that the gap in health outcomes translated into 80 million years of potential life lost.
- May 16, 2023
A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020.
- May 02, 2023Source: NBC News
Reduced access to medical care during the pandemic likely led to fewer screenings and delayed diagnoses.
- April 13, 2023
A new study across 28 emergency departments (EDs) with a high prevalence of fentanyl use has found that the incidence of a severe withdrawal reaction after use of buprenorphine is rare—less than one percent, a result that pleasantly surprised the researchers.
- April 12, 2023Source: The New York Times
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, associate dean for health equity research and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine), talks about how weathering, a form of chronic stress, provides a framework for understanding health inequities.
- April 06, 2023
Check out which of our faculty will be presenting posters at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Washington, D.C.