Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth “once a cesarean always a cesarean,” the practice of attempting vaginal delivery after cesarean — also known as “trial of labor after cesarean delivery” (TOLAC) — is safe for many second-time...
Endometriosis — a condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the organ — affects 10% of reproductive-aged women, whom it causes chronic pain that is significant and debilitating. The standard first-line treatment for all women with...
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD have a profound impact on human consciousness, particularly perception. Researchers at Yale and the University of Zurich provide new insight into the psychedelic effects of LSD on the brain and potential therapeutic uses of...
Dr. Lorraine Siggins, a distinguished psychiatrist who has spent the last 30 years as director of Mental Health & Counseling at Yale Health, will retire in June 2019.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Siggins arrived at Yale in 1962 as a resident and, in...
Researchers at Yale have identified a high-salt environment as one of the contributing factors to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS).
In a new study published Oct. 29 in the journal Nature Immunology, they report just how salt can trigger the...
Yale School of Medicine has been awarded a new four-year grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on laboratory experience to undergraduate students through the Amgen Scholars Program.
Since June 2015, Yale School of Medicine has hosted more than...