Yale University has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to integrate into the education of all medical students a model of care that reflects the complex nature of the needs of the aging population. The lead investigator...
Little evidence exists to support the idea that older people who are moderately overweight have a higher risk of illness or death, Yale researchers report in a study published in today’s issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. “Based on our results...
A 21st century physician must develop expertise in a variety of business and management skills in order to deliver quality medical care to patients and operate a successful practice, Stephen Rimar, M.D. asserts in his new book, “The Yale Management Guide...
Men employed as roofers or sheet metal workers, who work with rubber and plastic products, or are employed in cleaning businesses, among other occupations, are at higher risk of developing brain cancer, a Yale investigation shows. Women are at higher...
For the second year in a row, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has selected faculty members to honor for their exemplary mentoring of graduate students. This year’s winning faculty mentors are Daniel DiMaio, professor of genetics; John Mack...
Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, and three other distinguished alumni of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will be awarded Wilbur Lucius Cross Medals at the School’s Commencement Convocation on May 20. This year’s other medal...
Yale College senior Gabrielle Brainard, Class of 2001, will receive the Yale Club of New Haven’s first-ever Richard Hegel Prize for her senior essay that focuses on life in New Haven from 1870 to 1979 at an awards ceremony on May 14 at noon in the...
In one of the largest national studies on the topic, Yale researchers have demonstrated a marked racial difference in the rate of cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic procedure used to assess heart function after a myocardial infarction or heart attack...
To alleviate vaginal dyspareunia or dryness, a painful symptom of menopause that causes sexual dysfunction, Yale researchers have created a topical estrogen that eliminates side effects of conventional estrogen and that in the future could also alleviate...
The Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) at Yale University is launching a summer program of instruction in social science experimentation to academic researchers and non-academics from a variety of fields. The three-day workshop will offer...