Why do some people exposed to West Nile virus get deathly ill and others emerge unscathed? In a study that both helps to answer that question and could point the way toward prevention and effective treatment, scientists at Yale University have isolated...
A team of Yale University researchers has found that school-based programs for obesity prevention and reversal are generally effective and are an important component in battling what many regard as a national obesity epidemic among young people.In recent...
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150 year anniversary of publication of his Origin of the Species, Yale has created a webportal, Yale Celebrates Darwin. The portal provides links to information about all the...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday for what appears to be early-stage pancreatic cancer. Yale-New Haven Hospital is one of the leading centers in the Northeast for pancreatic cancer surgery, under Dr. Ronald Salem....
The risk of HIV infection in high-risk populations may be substantially reduced by an antiretroviral drug treatment currently being tested in clinical trials, according to a study led by a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health.The study examined...
Older adults with poor health habits appear to be much more likely to quit smoking or lose weight following a serious health diagnosis, a Yale School of Public Health researcher has found.This “window of opportunity” was found to exist for adults recently...
People dealing with the daily stress of a high-pressure career can adversely affect the mental health of their spouses, new research conducted by the Yale School of Public Health has found.This work-related “spillover” from an unhappy mate can be as...
In an effort to accelerate improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare in developing nations around the world, Yale University has launched the Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI). The mission of the GHLI is to strengthen the...
Elderly women who suffer a first “mini-stroke” are less likely than men of the same age to be readmitted to a hospital, according to a study led by the Yale School of Public Health. The paper appears in the online version of Stroke, the journal of the...
The first of a series of health fairs organized and run by graduate students at Yale School of Medicine, the Yale School of Public Health and the Yale School of Nursing will be held in New Haven on February 28, targeting underserved neighborhoods with...