Patients given lipid lowering agents (LLAs) during an ischemic stroke have a considerably higher survival rate than patients who do not use the cholesterol-reducing drugs, according to recent research by Yale School of Medicine investigators.Led by Yale...
John B. Liao, M.D. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have made promising advances in finding a vaccine for women infected with human papilloma virus (HPV), which is known to cause cervical cancer.The findings will be presented March...
Susan T. Mayne Men who consume foods and vitamins high in vitamin E, Beta-carotene and vitamin C do not lower their risk of prostate cancer, Yale School of Medicine researchers report recently in the Journal of National Cancer Institute...
To boost treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Ethiopia, the William J. Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative and Yale University have joined forces with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health to launch the Ethiopian Hospital...
Paul Cleary Health care sociologist Paul Cleary has been named Dean of Public Health and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health of Yale School of Medicine, Yale President Richard C. Levin and Medical School Dean Robert...
To help reduce the psychological impact of terror and disaster, the City of New Haven’s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) at the Yale Child Study Center, and the Department of Psychiatry,...
Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. Diverting ambulances with patients suffering a heart to a hospital providing emergency angioplasty rather than a closer hospital with no ability to provide this specialized care, may be feasible for the majority...
Financially disadvantaged children with hair loss due to the autoimmune disorder alopecia areata, severe burns, cancer treatment, and other medical conditions, will benefit from the Second Annual Locks of Love Hair Drive at Yale, on Monday, March 27, from...
Co-hosts: Edward Chu, M.D. and Kenneth Miller, M.D. Yale Cancer Center (YCC) is broadcasting “Healthline,” a weekly radio program that airs from 8:30-9:00 a.m. every Sunday on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 AM.Healthline is co-hosted by Kenneth...
Becca R. Levy Older people who have negative stereotypes about the elderly have a greater chance of hearing decline, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March issue of Journals of Gerontology.“This is the first study to...