Early diagnosis of uterine cancer is known to improve a patient’s chances for survival, but previous research has found that Black patients are less likely to receive early diagnoses than people of other racial and ethnic groups. A new analysis by Yale...
The transition from mentored to independent research is an important career junction for biomedical researchers. A new Yale-led study finds that women researchers in the United States reach that point at lower rates than men.
The findings, researchers say...
Black M.D.-Ph.D. students are 83% more likely than white students to leave medical school and 50% more likely to graduate with the M.D. only, according to a new Yale-led study. The findings, researchers say, have implications for the diversity and...
In most U.S. emergency departments, patients are admitted in an order based on both the urgency of their condition and when they arrived. But in a new study, Yale researchers found that nearly 29% of emergency department patients are jumped in line, with...
As a recent addition to the Yale School of Medicine faculty, Louise Wang is tackling a persistent problem — how to catch pancreatic cancer before it becomes too advanced.
Since she arrived at Yale last year, Wang has worked collaboratively with experts in...
Medical students from marginalized groups are less likely to have sustained or cultivated career paths in surgery, Yale researchers report in a new study. The findings, they say, have implications for the diversity of the surgical workforce and patient...
Experiences of anti-Asian racism and feelings of invisibility are common among Asian American medical students, according to a Yale-led study based on interviews with students at more than a dozen schools in the U.S. The experiences, say the researchers,...
Zhao Ni describes himself as ambitious and passionate about global health. As a researcher, he’s also remarkably productive: he’s conducted research in several countries on three continents — including China, Nepal, Indonesia, Cameroon, and the U.S. — and...
Women physicians have historically been paid less than their male counterparts, a phenomenon past research has suggested may be due in part to women physicians spending more time with each patient, thus generating less revenue overall even if they...
A campus exhibition recounts many of the notable contributions made by Yale School of Nursing, a school that began a century ago as an experiment to transform nursing education in the United States.
But the exhibit, which is on display at the Harvey...