The updated COVID vaccine is here: 10 things to know
The new shots designed to protect against XBB.1.5 should also protect against more recent virus strains, including EG.5 and BA.2.86. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Exploring transgender people ’s experiences with health care
A new, Yale-led study explored encounters between 30 transgender people and their health care clinicians. It offers recommendations for improving care. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Celebrating Yale ’s scientist-entrepreneurs
The annual Yale Faculty Innovation Awards recognize faculty members for bringing their discoveries to market and launching Yale innovation into the world. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Metaphors for human fertilization are evolving, study shows
While the metaphor of an active sperm and a passive egg has long been used to describe fertilization, a more gender-egalitarian approach is circulating. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

First mobile retail pharmacy revolutionizes HIV and opioid treatment
A newly launched, Yale-led pilot program in Waterbury, Connecticut, aims to overcome barriers to care by bringing mobile clinics directly where they ’re needed. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

First mobile retail pharmacy rethinks HIV and opioid treatment
A newly launched, Yale-led pilot program in Waterbury, Connecticut, aims to overcome barriers to care by bringing mobile clinics directly where they ’re needed. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Protein that drives liver damage could be a new target for treatment
Yale researchers have identified a protein that drives symptoms of severe liver disease and may be a target for treatment in the future. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment
Yale researchers have identified a protein that drives symptoms of severe liver disease and may be a target for treatment in the future. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Compression of cancer cells a double-edged sword, study finds
A Yale-led study shows that the compression of cells can both help and hinder the progression of cancer. The findings could help in developing new treatments. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New mammogram screening guidelines: what to know
Yale Cancer Center director discusses changes in U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for breast cancer screening. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Kellie Nalbandian ’24 M.S.N. on playing ‘Survivor’
In a Q&A, Yale Nursing student Nalbandian shares what led her to the show — and how working as a nurse during the pandemic prepared her for the challenge. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Diet, exercise improve chemotherapy outcomes for breast cancer patients
A new Yale Cancer Center study finds that a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Diet, exercise improve chemotherapy outcomes for women with breast canceer
A new Yale Cancer Center study finds a targeted diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Distinct immune, hormone responses shed light on mysteries of long COVID
People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 25, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Wendy Berry Mendes named the Dilley Professor of Psychology
Berry Mendes ’ research has transformed our understanding of the relationship between mind and body. She joined Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences on July 1. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news