Heart attack patients who also have another acute condition such as stroke, kidney failure and pneumonia may have a poorer outcome than those without these conditions, and those with the most severe conditions account for a disproportionate percentage of...
A detailed study of 520 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and dissection indicates a very strong genetic link, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.“All immediate family of patients with aneurysms of any...
Acute lung injury caused by cell death, high and potentially toxic concentrations of oxygen (hyperoxia), and the resulting excess fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), may be controlled by modulating levels of the angiopoietin2 (Ang2) protein, researchers...
James C. Tsai, M.D. James C. Tsai, M.D., M.B.A., an authority on glaucoma, has been named chair of the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. As chair, Tsai will be...
Gerald Friedland A highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis (TB) has been linked to HIV/AIDS in a study conducted in rural South Africa by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.Published in the October...
Elizabeth H. Bradley Researchers at Yale recently traveled to Ethiopia to introduce a program to provide healthcare managers and workers with extensive training and practice in various areas of hospital and...
Two Yale School of Medicine investigators—one studying inflammation’s role in cancer and the other studying brain estrogen receptors in men and women—are recipients of new grants from Women’s Health Research at Yale, through its grant-making arm, The...
Judy H. Cho, M.D. Alterations in the receptor for a known inflammatory response pathway are strongly associated with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a report by a consortium of American...
Clifford Bogue, M.D. Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital have been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for...
A Yale University study of overweight people tested the claim that weight bias motivates people to lose weight and found the opposite can be the case – individuals cope with weight stigmatization through a variety of strategies, including eating more food...