MEDICAL RESEARCH AND YNHH
NEHA MIDDELA
Yale experts shed light on melatonin supplement usage

In the face of increasing melatonin supplement use, Yale experts underscore misconceptions surrounding the substance and offer sleep hygiene advice.

December 9, 2022

JUAN VELASCO
Yale researchers explore potential benefits and risks of telehealth

Yale cardiologists analyzed the practical and ethical considerations of telehealth.

December 6, 2022

GIRI VISWANATHAN
Yale study identifies partisan disparity in excess COVID-19 death rates

A working paper authored by professors in the Schools of Public Health and Management found higher excess death rates for Republican voters during the pandemic.

December 2, 2022

CHLOE NIELD & JAMES STEELE
Yale researchers develop first FDA-approved drug to delay autoimmune disease

Yale School of Medicine's Kevan Herold led the clinical trials for teplizumab, a drug found to delay the development of type 1 diabetes, which affects around 1.95 million Americans.

November 30, 2022

KAYLA YUP
“We are at capacity”: RSV surges nationwide, hitting Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital at record volumes

Respiratory syncytial virus has burdened pediatric emergency rooms and caused severe disease in an unusual number of infants, leading the CDC to issue a health advisory.

November 17, 2022

ABEL GELETA
Yale MSI researchers identify dietary molecule that helps harmful bacteria survive in the gut

A study concluded that Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium found in the stomach, is resistive to oxidative stress by transporting ergothioneine.

November 17, 2022

BRIAN ZHANG & JAMES STEELE
What to know about accessing health services at Yale

Current Health Services and Insurance Plans Available to Students at Yale Health

November 15, 2022

KAYLA YUP
Yale public health students respond to water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

Students visited the southern city to bridge the gap between academia and activism, performing wellness checks and handing out water after 150,000 residents lost access to drinkable water.

November 13, 2022

KAYLA YUP & ANJALI MANGLA
Health advocates express concern over YNHHS hospital consolidation

Yale-New Haven Health system is seeking state approval to acquire three new hospitals in northern and central Connecticut to access novel patient populations in Waterbury, Manchester and Rockville. The system hopes to level the playing field with its largest state competitors like Hartford Healthcare.

November 11, 2022

ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ-GARCIA
As winter arrives, Yale experts weigh in seasonal depression

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a subtype of depression that can affect people of all ages and backgrounds and is commonly experienced during the transition from autumn to winter.

November 6, 2022

VALERI VANKOV
Yale research links frailty and dementia to increased post-surgery mortality risk

Researchers from Yale School of Medicine discovered that mortality after major surgery is significantly higher among older US adults with frailty or dementia.

October 28, 2022