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Yale PA Online students gather for white coat rite of passage

March 20, 2023

On March 15, the Yale Physician Assistant Online Class of 2025 gathered on campus with family and friends to celebrate the start of their clinical training.

How incarceration raises risk of cancer, death — even after release

March 20, 2023

Two Yale researchers are working to understand why people who were formerly incarcerated are so much more likely to be diagnosed with certain cancers.

The end of Medicaid continuous enrollment: 3 essential questions

March 20, 2023

In a brief Q&A, Yale’s Chima D. Ndumele discusses the expiration of the provision, which could leave as many as 14 million without health care coverage.

Match Day joy at Yale as medical students learn their futures

March 20, 2023

On March 17, more than 100 soon-to-be graduates of the Yale School of Medicine gathered to learn where they will train for residency.

Conversation links clinical care and legislative advocacy

March 17, 2023

Yale School of Medicine’s Physician Associate Program recently invited Connecticut State Representative Josh Elliott to discuss state-level health policy.

Boosting survival of a beneficial bacterium in the human gut

March 17, 2023

Yale researchers uncovered a novel mechanism by which “good” bacteria colonize the gut. The finding could help spur the development of new probiotic therapies.

‘Early birds’ use CPAP machines longer, reaping greater health benefits

March 16, 2023

CPAP machines treat sleep apnea, but many patients don’t use them as directed. A new study finds “morning people” use theirs more during the night than others.

New technology simultaneously maps gene activity and expression

March 16, 2023

A new, Yale co-led study provides critical information about how genes are switched on and off and expressed in different areas of tissues and organs.

How robotic bronchoscopy helps diagnose lung cancer

March 15, 2023

Advances in robotic biopsy and imaging technology allow Yale physicians to look deeper into the lungs than ever before when searching for signs of cancer.

Behind the scenes as the Connecticut Whale team physician

March 15, 2023

In a Q&A, Yale orthopedist Mark Dundas discusses his work serving as the on-call physician for the Connecticut Whale women’s professional ice hockey team.