' Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions
'Merit' Makes A Comeback: More Universities Reinstate Testing Requirement For Admissions Authored by Wenyuan Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Harvard, following in the footsteps of its Ivy League peers (Dartmouth and Yale) has reinstated standardized testing in its undergraduate admissions.…#wenyuanwu #epochtimes #harvard #dartmouth #yale #jews #harvardyard #harvarduniversity #cambridge #mass (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The best leaders use intuition
In an excerpt from her new book, Yale SOM ’s Emma Seppälä writes that drawing on instinct as well as analysis can help you make better decisions. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Beyond weight loss: Five Yale experts on the benefits of exercise
Five Yale physicians in areas ranging from infectious diseases to allergy and immunology discuss why exercise is key to optimal health. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Peer-led bootcamp helps medical students prepare for clerkship
Developed for Yale Internal Medicine clerkships, the bootcamp ’s success has led to its integration into mandatory clerkship training, with plans to expand. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Columbia, Yale Get Tough on Protests as Students Refuse to Back Down
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Common antibiotic may be helpful in fighting respiratory viral infections
Yale researchers say that nasal application of neomycin shows promise in the prevention and treatment of respiratory viral infections (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Study: Proposed changes to Medicare, Medicaid could cost thousands of lives
Proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including raising the age of Medicare eligibility, could lead to thousands of additional deaths, a Yale study shows. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Which colonoscopy prep is right for you?
Yale Medicine physicians describe different options that make colonoscopy prep more bearable, including better-tasting drinks and pills that clear the colon. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Columbia cancels in-person classes after days of pro-Palestinian protests
Columbia University canceled in-person classes on Monday following days of unauthorized pro-Palestinian protest on campus. Why it matters: Big-name colleges have been cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive.…#columbiauniversity #propalestinian #columbia #minoucheshafik #shafik #yale #deans #passover #harvard #claudinegay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the U.S.
A new Yale analysis of the economic toll of mental illness considers a host of adverse economic outcomes not considered in earlier estimates. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The most successful people never use these 5 toxic phrases when talking to themselves, says psychologist at Yale
As a faculty member at Yale, I teach hundreds of people every year. I've observed that although all of my students have extraordinary qualities, only some of them go on to live extraordinary lives. What makes them so special? They have a healthy relationship with themselves. Most people, however,…#yale #excel #reflectedbestself #emmaseppälä #phd #stanforduniversity #earlybird (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding bacteria protection in order to break through it
Yale researchers have uncovered new details on how bacteria like E. coli build their protective barriers, which will inform new antibiotic development. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Ketamine produces wide variety of responses in the brain, researchers find
A new Yale-led study explains why only 65% of patients treated with ketamine respond to therapy. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New blog addresses long-COVID struggles seen on the front lines
Yale ’s Lisa Sanders, author of The New York Times Magazine’s “Diagnosis” column and Netflix series, is trying to crack the long COVID-19 code (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Study finds promising biomarker for rejection after organ transplant
Testing for acute cellular rejection currently requires surgical biopsy. A Yale team has identified a potential way to diagnose it with a simple blood draw. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news