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More than 50 leaders from state government, academia, philanthropy, health care, and community organizations convened at Yale University on April 10, 2026 for “Data-Driven Decarceration in Connecticut,” a working meeting hosted by the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice at Yale and sponsored by the Section of General Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine (YSM).
- May 14, 2026
A new study led by Yale School of Medicine's William Becker, MD, finds that an interdisciplinary, individualized approach to pain management, incorporating coaching support and health goal planning, can help reduce the impact of chronic pain on veterans.
- May 07, 2026
A new study published in JAMA Network Open on May 7, 2026, engaged 42 national experts in hospital-based addiction treatment in a consensus-building process to develop best practices for hospital-initiated medications for opioid use disorder.
- May 06, 2026
The Yale Department of Internal Medicine presented two staff members with the 2026 Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award. Michelle Colon, senior administrative assistant, and June Weiss, research manager, both from the Section of General Internal Medicine, were presented with the awards at the Internal Medicine Staff Town Hall on April 21, 2026.
- March 25, 2026
The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) will present the James L. Sorensen Distinguished Treatment and Service Research Mentorship Award to David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine), of emergency medicine, and of public health, for his outstanding commitment to mentorship in treatment and service research.
- March 20, 2026
The Yale Department of Internal Medicine announces its newest incoming class of residents for Match Day 2026.
- March 16, 2026
The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes the following new faculty, staff, postgraduate associates, and postdoctoral associates and fellows who joined the team in February 2026.
- March 16, 2026Source: WTNH-TV (with Dr. Stephen Holt)
Dr. Stephen Holt, Yale Medicine, addiction medicine physician and associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss alcohol consumption and what you need to know ahead of one of the biggest alcohol-facing holidays.
- March 02, 2026
Yale School of Medicine's E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics.
- February 25, 2026
David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine), of emergency medicine, and of public health, and Sandra Gomez-Luna, MD, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry, were recently named Distinguished Fellows of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.