Edis Mesic
Staff Reporter
edis.mesic@yale.edu
Edis Mesic covers the Yale School of Medicine & School of Nursing for the SciTech desk. He is a sophomore in Saybrook from San Jose, California.
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EDIS MESIC & MICHELLE CHEON
Yale study identifies rising doctor attrition across specialities

The team studied the rate at which physicians quit their practice from 2013 to 2019 and found a rise in attrition across specialties and subgroups.

November 3, 2025

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New medical school center set to investigate healthy aging with HIV

The interdisciplinary research team at the School of Medicine will work together to explore the effects of factors like alcohol use on aging in patients with HIV.

October 21, 2025

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Newborn immune systems can fight threats early, Yale study finds

A team of Yale researchers studied the role of special types of immune cells that help newborns defend against viruses and even cancers.

October 13, 2025

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Yale researchers explore higher rates of PTSD in younger veterans

A study found that most of the association was attributable to psychosocial and trauma-specific factors.

October 2, 2025

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Yale-led program trains first interventional radiologists in Uganda

A nonprofit organization co-founded by Yale doctor Fabian Max Laage Gaupp brings interventional radiology to places with limited medical resources.

September 24, 2025

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Yale study probes link between obesity and ‘obesity-related conditions’ in young people

The team’s research highlighted the importance of treating pediatric obesity to prevent future medical conditions.

September 11, 2025

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The only summer: Medical students reflect on summers after first year

Most medical students only get one precious summer to fill themselves. Here’s how three Yale School of Medicine students spent it.

September 4, 2025

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Yale researchers find new genes to test treatments for aggressive lung cancer

Researchers discovered common genetic markers that could be used to test new therapies for a rare strain of cancer.

August 28, 2025

EDIS MESIC & CARLOS SALCERIO
From cadavers to caps and gowns, medical students reflect fondly on their time at Yale

With the School of Medicine’s commencement ceremony approaching, the News spoke with graduating seniors to reflect on their experiences at the school.

April 25, 2025

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Yale research may pave way for diagnostic tests and vaccines for tick-borne diseases

The team created a novel tick antigen library housing over 3,000 different proteins, testing each to create a target cocktail for a potential anti-tick vaccine.

April 14, 2025

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Yale researchers use machine learning to predict PTSD symptoms

Machine learning model, developed by researchers, has a relatively high prediction strength for clinical measures.

March 31, 2025