Teasing people about their general appearance, more so than making fun of their weight and size, may play a role in binge eating disorder, a study by Yale researchers shows. “What we discovered from interviewing women with binge eating disorder is that...
A national survey of 3,000 adults on what they know about child development shows serious gaps in basic knowledge, says a Yale psychiatrist and president of a group that acted as the chief scientific collaborator on the survey. Kyle Pruett, M.D., a...
A symposium tracing the evolution of medical ethics over the past three decades and predicting future developments will be held at Yale University October 6. The event from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. is sponsored by the Institution for Social and Policy...
The decision by Olympic officials to discontinue, on a trial basis, gender testing at the summer games in Sydney, Australia, was long in coming, a Yale physician says. “In reality, gender verification tests are difficult, expensive, and potentially...
Researchers at Yale and the University of Connecticut (UConn) will study clinician/patient relationships under a new $2.8 million initiative funded by the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation. The partnership, based at the...
Yale University is joining with a Stanford University start up company, SKOLAR, in creating an Internet database and search system that will enable nurses across the globe to get instant expert information on patient care. The new venture, SKOLAR, RN is...
Treadmill and other tests to determine exercise capacity and blood flow to the heart may not provide accurate information about a patient’s quality of life, a study by Yale researchers shows. These findings are important because these test results are...
Marjorie Funk, a professor at the Yale School of Nursing and expert on health care technology, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing, the profession’s highest honor. Funk will be inducted formally at the organization’s...
Five Howard University students used the summer before their senior year to gain experience in nursing research at the Yale University School of Nursing. A combination of hands-on research, seminars and shadowing of advanced practice nurses, the program...
The HIV virus remains alive and well in syringes containing infected blood for at least 42 days when stored in near-freezing temperatures, a study by Yale researchers shows. Conversely, when stored above room temperature, the likelihood of encountering...