Among heart attack patients younger than age 75, women were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital following a heart attack as men, according to a Yale study published in the Oct 12 issue of the AMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine. Conversely,...
A Yale University study appearing in the October issue of The Journal of Reproductive Medicine reported that estrogen-androgen therapy improved sexual sensation and desire in post-menopausal women who were dissatisfied with estrogen alone. “These...
The Yale School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry will celebrate 50 years of achievement on Friday, Oct. 23, with a one-day symposium titled “A Half Century of Excellence: Yale Psychiatry from 1948 to 1998.” The symposium will highlight the major...
A chance for participants to create a “Milagro” – meaning “miracle” in Spanish – will be among the highlights of a conference on “Health and Spirituality,” being held at the Yale School of Medicine Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24. The event, which...
Warfarin, an inexpensive blood thinner used to diminish the risk of additional strokes in elderly stroke patients, is used in only half of eligible patients, according to an article in the Oct. 26 issue of the AMA’s Archives of Internal Medicine....
The Yale School of Nursing will host an open house for prospective doctoral students on Saturday, Nov.7., from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 100 Church St. South. The program chair, Ruth McCorkle, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., will offer an overview of YSN’s Doctor of...
Two Yale School of Medicine faculty members – Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., and Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D. – have been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM). Chosen for their major contributions to health and medicine, they will devote a...
The fourth annual series of educational programs designed for the public and sponsored by the Yale School of Medicine will focus on “What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?” Offered on five consecutive Mondays beginning Nov. 2, the series will explain popular...
The Yale University School of Nursing has opened an Office of Research and Policy, marking the school’s enhanced emphasis on research to complement its long-standing tradition of clinical excellence. The Office is located in the School of Nursing...
Shachar Tauber, M.D., recently traveled to Beijing, where he was Laser Education Ambassador to China at the Global Chinese Ophthalmology Congress. Tauber is director of Yale School of Medicine’s new Laser Vision Correction Service and medical...