Young, overweight women are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors and are at significantly higher risk for sexually transmitted infections than their more slender peers, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The paper is...
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale has received a $256,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the impact of food packaging changes on food purchases and access to healthy foods. This is part of a larger $1.5...
Yale athletes are holding two separate fundraising events this month to support Mandi Schwartz and her family as the student continues her battle with cancer.In 2008 Schwartz, a center on the women’s ice hockey team, was diagnosed with acute myeloid...
This story is from the Yale Medical Group website.When Dr. Mark Marieb told Kristen Klansky that the catheter ablation procedure to treat her arrhythmia would trigger the fluttering heartbeat that brought her to him in the first place, it made her nervous...
Talbot H. Waterman, a Yale scientist renowned for his research on underwater optics — particularly on how aquatic animals use polarized light to navigate — died on Sept. 11 at the age of 96.A member of the Yale faculty for four decades, he was an active...
The Yale Law School launched a new clinic this semester to train students to address the needs of an underserved and often stigmatized population — Connecticut’s military veterans.Yale’s program is one of a handful of veterans’ clinics now operating in...
Four of today’s best-known science writers — Richard Conniff, Jennifer Ouelette, Annie Murphy Paul and Jonathan Weiner — will read from their new books as part of “Great Science Writing at Yale” on Friday, Nov. 5.The event will be held 4-6 p.m. in the...
A study by Yale School of Medicine researchers reveals that the illnesses and injuries that can restrict the activity of older adults or land them in the hospital are linked to worsening functional ability, especially among those who are physically frail...
Thirty years after it was given a name, the epidemic of AIDS and its related illnesses continues to kill millions of people around the world. But nowhere are the numbers as high today as in sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular, the nation of South Africa...
For Yale chefs, it’s a chance to vie for some serious bragging rights. For the campus community, it’s an occasion to indulge in flavorful fare. And for the Yale-United Way Campaign, it’s an opportunity to raise funds for local agencies that are working to...