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Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?

Only 3% of eligible U.S. adults receive prescriptions for weight loss medications, according to research from Yale School of Medicine.

May 6, 2025

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Discoveries

How typhoid fever triggers severe neurological symptoms

May 9, 2025

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Can AI help identify persuasive salespeople?‌

May 9, 2025

From Yale Insights

Julie Zimmerman, Maria Ivanova, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and Sunil Amrith

Policy

MacMillan initiative launches with session on building better climate agreements

Yale’s MacMillan Center launched a new initiative promoting regional approaches to global challenges with a session on how to improve climate agreements.

Environment

Flock together

In full plume: Tracing the long, transcultural history of feathers in art

For centuries people have turned to feathers as the stuff of — and the subject of — various art forms. In a Q&A, two Yale scholars discuss the cultural value of feathers and why it transcends time and space.

Arts & Humanities

See statements from Yale University about the Hamas-Israel war and an overview of the university’s policy on freedom of expression.

early detection

Testicular cancer: Symptoms men should know

Health & Medicine

Katie Rae, Seth Goldman, Julie Zimmerman, and Scott Wharton

Solutions

Yale Innovation Summit ‘Climate Catalyst Keynote’: Four visionaries, one future, zero excuses

Environment

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Advancing treatment

Genetic test underused in cancer care

Health & Medicine

Old school

The ‘Audubon of trout’ looks back

Alumni

Yale declaration supports lawsuit challenging NSF reimbursement rate cap

Read a message from Mike Crair, Yale’s vice provost for research, about the suit, Yale’s declaration in the case, and what’s at stake for Yale and higher education.

Campus & Community

Video

Why NIH support matters: A Yale M.D. explains

Breakthroughs in medicine start with research — and lead to better lives. Hear from Yale doctor Kevan Herold about the critical role of NIH funding in enabling his team’s successful efforts to help delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes.

Health & Medicine

Martha Gimbel of Yale’s Budget Lab discusses who tariffs will most affect and how American consumer behavior will change

A patient with a critical pregnancy found hope and reassurance through pediatric cardiologist Dina Ferdman’s specialized care

Peabody Museum’s ‘Age of Reptiles’ mural and Mohamad Hafez’s ‘Eternal Cities’ sculpture are standouts in New England museums

Isaac Kim shares his journey to becoming chair of urology at Yale School of Medicine

Sounds of science

Novel course translates data from the natural world into art

May

Lecture

‘Leading Universities: Tales from the Trenches (Part IV),’ with Richard Brodhead

May

Traditional African dance

‘Fet Milokan,’ presented by Manbo Maude and Sosyete Nago

May

Gallery talk

Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?

How typhoid fever triggers severe neurological symptoms

Can AI help identify persuasive salespeople?‌

MacMillan initiative launches with session on building better climate agreements

In full plume: Tracing the long, transcultural history of feathers in art

Testicular cancer: Symptoms men should know

Yale Innovation Summit ‘Climate Catalyst Keynote’: Four visionaries, one future, zero excuses

Genetic test underused in cancer care

The ‘Audubon of trout’ looks back

Federal funding

Yale declaration supports lawsuit challenging NSF reimbursement rate cap

Why NIH support matters: A Yale M.D. explains

Martha Gimbel of Yale’s Budget Lab discusses who tariffs will most affect and how American consumer behavior will change

A patient with a critical pregnancy found hope and reassurance through pediatric cardiologist Dina Ferdman’s specialized care

Peabody Museum’s ‘Age of Reptiles’ mural and Mohamad Hafez’s ‘Eternal Cities’ sculpture are standouts in New England museums

Isaac Kim shares his journey to becoming chair of urology at Yale School of Medicine

Novel course translates data from the natural world into art

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‘Leading Universities: Tales from the Trenches (Part IV),’ with Richard Brodhead

‘Fet Milokan,’ presented by Manbo Maude and Sosyete Nago

‘Coins as Adornment in Amazigh Jewelry,’ with Yale graduate student Georgia LaMacchia

Forged in time

Editor’s Picks

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Study reveals stark differences in life expectancy across U.S.

Bong Joon Ho in conversation, new student art, and beach photos

Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?

Women’s brains on alcohol: Insight into the science of sex-based risks

Yale juniors honored for leadership, scholarship, community contributions

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Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?

How typhoid fever triggers severe neurological symptoms

Can AI help identify persuasive salespeople?‌

MacMillan initiative launches with session on building better climate agreements

In full plume: Tracing the long, transcultural history of feathers in art

Testicular cancer: Symptoms men should know

Yale Innovation Summit ‘Climate Catalyst Keynote’: Four visionaries, one future, zero excuses

Genetic test underused in cancer care

The ‘Audubon of trout’ looks back

Federal funding

Yale declaration supports lawsuit challenging NSF reimbursement rate cap

Why NIH support matters: A Yale M.D. explains

Martha Gimbel of Yale’s Budget Lab discusses who tariffs will most affect and how American consumer behavior will change

A patient with a critical pregnancy found hope and reassurance through pediatric cardiologist Dina Ferdman’s specialized care

Peabody Museum’s ‘Age of Reptiles’ mural and Mohamad Hafez’s ‘Eternal Cities’ sculpture are standouts in New England museums

Isaac Kim shares his journey to becoming chair of urology at Yale School of Medicine

Novel course translates data from the natural world into art

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‘Leading Universities: Tales from the Trenches (Part IV),’ with Richard Brodhead

‘Fet Milokan,’ presented by Manbo Maude and Sosyete Nago

‘Coins as Adornment in Amazigh Jewelry,’ with Yale graduate student Georgia LaMacchia

Forged in time

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Study reveals stark differences in life expectancy across U.S.

Bong Joon Ho in conversation, new student art, and beach photos

Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?

Women’s brains on alcohol: Insight into the science of sex-based risks

Yale juniors honored for leadership, scholarship, community contributions