The nighttime breathing disorder known as sleep apnea increases a person’s risk of having a heart attack or of dying by 30 percent over a period of four to five years, according to a Yale School of Medicine study.These findings and another Yale study...
Children’s resistance to scientific explanations is based in what they know and how much they trust the person who told them, Yale researchers report in Science this month.The resistance will continue into adulthood if the scientific claims are challenged...
State regulations requiring equal insurance coverage for mental illness does not increase usage and reduces out-of-pocket expenditures for families who have children with mental illness, a Yale School of Medicine study reports in the journal Health...
Yale Cancer Center Director Dr. Richard L. Edelson announced the appointment of Daniel DiMaio, M.D., PhD, to Scientific Director of the Center. In this role, DiMaio will have broad oversight of all basic science research within Yale Cancer Center (YCC).“...
New Haven, Conn. — Yale Cancer Center physicians have presented clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.The article in Clinical Practice...
New Haven, Conn. — Those who most need medical care in Korea but can afford it least spend a greater percentage of their income on health services, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published in the American Journal of Public Health. “Low-...
New Haven, Conn. — The stronger the reduction in nicotine craving after smoking the first cigarette in the morning, the more difficult it will be to quit smoking, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. In a study of...
New Haven, Conn. — Yale Cancer Center’s eighth annual black tie benefit, La Cassa Magica, was held on Saturday, April 21, at the Belle Haven Club in Greenwich. The evening raised over $400,000 to support the creation of a unit for clinical trials within...