World-leading cancer expert Roy Herbst, M.D. of Yale Cancer Center is available to speak on the National Institutes of Health Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, embargoed for release until 4:00 PM EDT today.Dr. Herbst is chief of medical...
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Yale School of Medicine today announced the formation of a multi-year research collaboration focused on the discovery of novel cancer therapies. The research effort will initially span four years with an option...
Concerns over tired doctors leading to mistakes and patient injuries has led to progressively shorter hours for medical residents in the United States and Europe over the past 20 years. But a review in the British Medical Journal shows that reducing hours...
U.S. Representative Rob Andrews of New Jersey and Jacob Hacker, the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale, will hold a discussion on Thursday, March 24 on the past and future of health care reform legislation in the U.S.Titled “One Year...
At a time when the medical profession is suffering from severe shortages of primary care physicians and nurses, and with millions more Americans entering the system because of healthcare reform, the demand for physician associates is growing dramatically...
It’s been 30 years since AIDS and its cause were identified. On Wednesday, March 23, which Governor Dannel Malloy has designated AIDS Science Day in Connecticut, Yale University will host a daylong conference on the HIV-AIDS epidemic and new research into...
Women who put on substantial weight in early adulthood were diagnosed with endometrial cancer at much younger ages than their peers who gained weight later in life, new research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The findings are published in...
A new Yale University study looks at why there is such a big difference in the mortality rates among patients treated for heart attacks in hospitals across the country. The study appears in the March issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.Until now,...
After a brutal winter, many motorcycle enthusiasts will soon be dusting off their rides to take advantage of balmier weather, but they don’t have to brush off their helmets because Connecticut does not have a mandatory helmet law. According to a new study...