Dr. William G. Anlyan, of Durham, North Carolina was presented the Yale Alumni in Medicine Distinguished Service Award on June 5 at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Anlyan, who is celebrating his 50th Reunion at Yale Medical School this spring, was...
Washington, DC – A major study of more than 800 preschool children begun in 1993 which has now followed the children through second grade, establishes a link between quality child care and school readiness. Approximately 74% of 3- to 5-year olds, or 6.8...
Professor William I. McDonald will give a lecture on “The Dynamics of Multiple Sclerosis” in honor of Helen Wilshire Walsh on Tuesday, June 15, at 4:30 p.m. in the Historical Library, Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. Walsh, a long time resident...
A record number of teachers, principals, parents and policy makers working to implement school-based child care and family support services will gather to hear T. Berry Brazelton, best-selling author and leading national expert on children’s health, July...
Women have a higher short-term mortality after heart attack than men at younger ages, according to a study published in the July 22 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. In fact, the study, which analyzed data from the National Registry of...
Scott W. Wolfe, M.D., of Fairfield, has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Clinician/Scholar tract at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Wolfe has been a member of the Yale University Faculty since 1990...
In the largest survey ever to measure patient visits for alternative therapies, a Yale study has found that contrary to popular perception, patients generally report using alternative therapies to augment, rather than replace their medical care....
The “White Coat Ceremony,” at which newly enrolled students in Yale’s School of Medicine receive their traditional doctors’ coats, will be held on Yale’s Harkness Lawn on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 4:30 p.m. The deans of the individual medical school...
In an important advance in diabetes research, Yale Medical School scientists have identified insulin proteins as the targets of aggressive attacks by cells that cause diabetes, clearing the way for further research into diverting these attacks and...
As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, few medical schools provide the kind of cultural diversity training offered at Yale University School of Medicine, according to a recent study of medical schools. The study examined medical school...