MEDICAL RESEARCH AND YNHH
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

HARI VISWANATHAN
YNHHS reaches preliminary $18 million settlement over data breach

After a March cybersecurity breach that allowed an unauthorized third party to access patients’ information, the Yale New Haven Health System has agreed to finance a settlement fund.

October 31, 2025

EDIS MESIC
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

HARI VISWANATHAN
YNHHS settles hospital acquisition dispute with $45-million deal

The settlement brings an end to three years of litigation over the failed sale of Prospect Medical Holdings’ three Connecticut hospitals to the Yale New Haven Health system.

October 2, 2025

EDIS MESIC
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

EDIS MESIC
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

EDIS MESIC
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

JAKE ROBBINS
Hormone-based gender-affirming care for patients under 19 discontinued at YNHH

Yale New Haven Hospital will no longer provide gender-affirming medication treatments for patients under 19, after “monitoring” federal executive orders.

July 26, 2025

JANICE HUR
As Trump slashes funds, Yale researchers fear lasting damage

Frozen funds and proposed cuts to federal research spending are threatening Yale’s research infrastructure, faculty careers and the training of future scientists.

May 17, 2025

HARI VISWANATHAN
YNHH surgeon performs wide-awake ankle surgery

For the third time in Connecticut, Dr. Arriana Gianakos performed ankle surgery on an awake patient at Yale New Haven Hospital.

April 25, 2025

ASUKA KODA
Despite political pushback, the Yale Stem Cell Center has emerged as a leader in regenerative medicine

Scientists have the technology to grow humans in Petri dishes, but they say there are better uses for it: to combat aging.

April 25, 2025