“Doctor, Heal Thyself?”, the title of a new study led by a Yale researcher, suggests that many physicians seem to live by this motto, because they are unlikely to see a doctor on a regular basis. Approximately one in three physicians surveyed did not...
Slippery showers, loose throw rugs, obstructed pathways and other environmental hazards are not the leading cause of falls by the elderly living at home, a study by Yale researchers shows. “We found, surprisingly, no relationship between potential...
The Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale will sponsor two free, public talks that explore current religious and political tensions in the Middle East. Gershom Gorenberg will speak about Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious fundamentalism in...
Physicians conducting needle biopsies with a higher gauge needle the size of a drinking straw and equipped with a vacuum suction device underestimated the severity of cancer in a breast in less than 10 percent of the cases, a study by Yale researchers...
The Visitor Center at Yale University, located at 149 Elm Street, will be taking photographs of children in front of a backdrop depicting the Tercentennial bulldog, Handsome Dan, on Saturday, November 25, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free Polaroid photo...
A light therapy normally used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now being tested on depressed pregnant women, possibly ending the need for antidepressants that often have side effects. “Although most antidepressant drugs-with some...
Yale University’s Digital Media Center for the Arts (DMCA) will host renowned digital artist Paul Kaiser in a presentation of his multimedia work “Evoking Body and Mind” on December 6. The work explores Kaiser’s collaborations in virtual dance and...
Yale University will host a two-day symposium, “Colombia/U.S. Relations: The War on Drugs, the Peace Process and Prospects for Human Rights,” at Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, from November 30 through December 1. The symposium, which is free and open...
Peter Demetz, the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Germanic Language and Literature at Yale University, recently received a Medal of Merit in the fields of scholarship and culture from the Czech Republic. The award was presented to Demetz, a native of...
An overview by a Yale researcher of four studies examining the use of aspirin and the reduction of heart attacks in persons with no previous history of cardiovascular disease shows aspirin remains a good preventive measure. The studies included more...