Over time, older people change their preferences for end-of-life care and are more willing to accept treatment resulting in physical disability than treatment resulting in cognitive disability, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the current...
Alison Galvani Alison Galvani, assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, has been named the youngest recipient of the 2006 ...
Sarwat Chaudhry, M.D. An NIH-sponsored study to determine whether a system of monitoring symptoms and weight by telephone can reduce hospitalizations in heart failure patients, is being launched at Yale School of Medicine.Tele-HF is a...
Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR), in which Yale Cancer Center participated, show that the drug raloxifene, currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, works as well as...
A symposium highlighting how young men and women with learning differences often possess extraordinary talents in a range of disciplines, will take place at Yale on April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave.“Success with Learning...
President of the Institute of Medicine Harvey V. Fineberg will present the keynote address for the 58th annual lecture sponsored by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates at Yale on April 19. The lecture “Preparing for Avian Influenza: Lessons...
Jody L. Sindelar Yale School of Medicine researchers have received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to examine how early choices in work-life and health habits can have long-lasting health effects.The...
To address the staggering rise in HIV/AIDS among women and girls in every region of the world, the Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) will hold a conference Thursday, April 6, at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155...
Organizers of the Connecticut Challenge, a charity bike ride to benefit cancer patients and survivors, invite all Connecticut residents to an open house to meet riders and volunteers from the 2005 event and hear plans for the 2006 event.The open house,...
Paul Calabresi, M.D. The first annual Paul Calabresi, M.D. Memorial Lecture of Yale Cancer Center (YCC) will be presented on April 25 at 8:30 a.m. in Fitkin Amphitheater, 310 Cedar Street.Edward Chu, M.D., chief of Medical Oncology at...