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A promising injectable for HIV prevention

October 4, 2024

Yale’s Onyema Ogbuagu is holding a clinical trial for a twice-yearly injectable drug to prevent HIV. It could make a significant impact on global health.

Molecular map shows the way towards better food choices

October 3, 2024

Created by Yale scientists, a new map of the molecules in our food holds promise in nurturing optimal gut function and overall well-being.

PODCAST | Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: crises and common ground

October 3, 2024

In the latest episode of Health & Veritas, Murthy discusses his campaigns to tackle parental stress, gun violence, and the dangers of social media.

Three things to know about XEC, the latest COVID strain

October 2, 2024

A Yale Medicine infectious diseases expert discusses XEC, a SARS-CoV-2 variant that some predict will drive up cases in the U.S. this winter.

First human case of emerging tick-borne disease reported in Northeast

October 1, 2024

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has identified the first locally acquired human disease case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in the state.

Why are some people more susceptible to infection?

October 1, 2024

In a Q&A, Yale infectious diseases specialist Heidi Zapata discusses factors that influence immune response and simple steps to take for increasing...

Pulmonary learning spans from Uganda to the United States

September 30, 2024

Yale School of Medicine and the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda have collaborated since 2006 to improve clinical care.

Team science leads to antimalarial drug discovery

September 30, 2024

Researchers have discovered a new chemical compound that is potent against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of malaria.

There’s an arrhythmia in your family — do your children have it, too?

September 30, 2024

A Yale Medicine patient shares her experience with the Family Inherited Arrhythmia Program, which focuses on rare disorders that affect the heart’s rhythm.

Advancing our understanding of pancreatic cysts

September 27, 2024

In a Q&A, Yale pancreatic disease expert James Farrell discusses his work to improve pancreatic cyst treatment and the assessment of cancer risk.