When the COVID-19 pandemic struck New York, MacArthur-winning performer and artist Okwui Okpokwasili ’96 B.A. was living in Brooklyn, debuting a new project called “Sitting on a Man’s Head,” which was inspired by one of many forms of protest practiced by...
Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies. They also discovered that higher levels of liver enzymes — proteins released when the liver...
A new study from researchers at Yale and the Mayo Clinic found that emergency department (ED) visits dropped significantly in March as the public responded to messages about staying home as a result of the pandemic.
The study, published in the Aug. 3...
Five years ago, Yale’s Department of Psychiatry formally integrated anti-racism education and advocacy into its resident training program.
Through the Social Justice and Health Equity (SJHE) curriculum, a mandatory part of the four-year program,...
When college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health, a new Yale study finds.
The research team evaluated three classroom-based wellness...
Yale pharmacology professor Barbara Ehrlich and her team have uncovered a mechanism driving a rare, lethal disease called Wolfram Syndrome and also a potential treatment. Their findings appear in the July 6 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy...
For years, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin ’89 B.A., ’94 J.D. has offered guidance on how to live a happier, more fulfilling life.
In her books, she shows readers the four ways people respond to expectations and how to harness those tendencies to...
A research team from Yale and Baylor College of Medicine has completed the largest single-cell analysis to date of lungs affected by Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), revealing how cells change in response to the disease and identifying previously...
Teens are getting licensed to drive later than they used to and missing critical safety training as a result, according to Yale researchers.
In a study in the July 2 edition of the Journal of Adolescent Medicine (PDF), researchers at Yale identified some...
The rise in diabetes and high blood pressure-related diseases has led to a major need for kidney transplants, but the quality of available organs has been on a steady decline. Now, a new procedure pioneered by Yale School of Medicine and the University of...