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MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO & RAZEL SUANSING
YNHHS pauses radiotherapy treatment for six days after software breach

A nationwide cybersecurity threat to Elekta, a vendor that delivers radiotherapy services at the Yale New Haven Health System, resulted in the interruption of treatment for approximately 200 cancer patients for six days.

April 27, 2021

KAITLIN FLORES
Yale study finds calcium leak leads to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

New research by Yale’s Nairn and Arnsten labs found that age-related Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the dysregulation of calcium in the brain.  The study […]

April 21, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY
UP CLOSE | Let’s talk about it: The triumphs and failures of public health messaging during COVID-19

Epidemiologists at the Yale School of Public Health, Yale faculty and a community leader comment on how the U.S. government fell short when communicating health guidance to the public during the pandemic and what lessons can be learned from the year in review.

April 21, 2021

MAI CHEN
Yale study finds pivotal information on the origins of sauropod dinosaurs

A new study by researchers at Yale and the University of Oxford has added crucial information to the understanding of the origins of sauropods, which […]

April 20, 2021

VERONICA LEE
Yale researchers study pooled saliva testing for COVID-19

In a paper published in Emerging Infectious Diseases this month, Yale researchers presented their study supporting the expansion of SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity by pooling saliva […]

April 20, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale to require COVID vaccines for students this fall, considering mandate for faculty, staff

Yale will impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all undergraduate, graduate and professional school students who return to campus next fall and is considering a […]

April 19, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
All Yale students can receive Pfizer vaccine at clinics starting this week

The University is launching  four student vaccination clinics that have the capacity to vaccinate all students by May 19, the last day of the spring […]

April 16, 2021

An up close of the sign of the Yale Health Center.
SYDNEY GRAY
Yale study finds smoke-free worksite laws help to reduce vaping

A recent study at the Yale School of Public Health identified that smoke-free worksite laws may help not only to reduce levels of cigarette smoking, […]

April 16, 2021

An up close of a no smoking sign at Toad
ANJALI MANGLA
Navajo tribal citizen Patricia Nez Henderson speaks at SHEA event

On April 8, STEM and Health Equity Advocates at Yale, or SHEA, invited Patricia Nez Henderson SPH ’94 MED ’00 to discuss diverse perspectives on […]

April 16, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale temporarily halts Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations

On Tuesday morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued a joint recommendation for states to stop administering […]

April 14, 2021

SAM PANNER
As Connecticut races to vaccinate, COVID-19 cases rise, potentially ominous trend

Amidst a surge of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut, concerns about the state’s pandemic outlook have intensified. Despite high vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in […]

April 13, 2021