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A Yale study published in the journal Bioactive Materials found that the medication lacosamide acts as a highly effective, dual-purpose treatment that relieves joint pain and reverses cartilage damage in osteoarthritis, especially when a specialized hydrogel delivers the drug directly into the joint.
- May 28, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 honorees of the YSM Staff ARC Award.
- May 27, 2026Source: The Local Moms Network
Marisa Su, MD, is a Yale Medicine pediatric orthopedic surgeon who sees patients at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Centers, including the one on West Putnam in Greenwich. One of the newest pediatric orthopedists with the Children’s Hospital, she is focused on working with newborn babies with hip dysplasia, from diagnosis to treatment.
- May 20, 2026Source: Yale Engineering
Personalized Medicine & Applied Engineering program provides woman with practical hand prosthetics.
- May 14, 2026
Sarwat Chaudhry, MD, associate dean for student research, welcomed attendees to the 38th annual Student Research Day on May 6. The annual tradition celebrates the research accomplishments of Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students.
- May 14, 2026Source: Yale for Humanity
Ken Burkus ’75, ’79 MD arrived at Yale College with two goals in mind: play football for the Bulldogs and prepare to go to medical school. By the end of his senior year, he had found success on both fronts: he played starting offensive guard for Yale’s 1974 Ivy League co-champion team, and he was accepted at Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Now, fifty years later, Burkus has made dual gifts to the university, each in honor of an important teacher in his life—one who first inspired his interest in medicine and the other who supported him on the path to becoming a doctor.
- May 13, 2026Source: Health Central (with Charles Odonkor, MD)
Most of the time, when your muscles are sore, you know why. Maybe you pushed yourself in the gym, or helped a friend move, or tried a new sport. But what about those times when you can’t pinpoint a cause?
- May 11, 2026Source: Yale News
Rubin, a nationally recognized expert in hip and knee joint replacement surgery, joined the Yale faculty in 2017.
- May 06, 2026
The sports medicine fellowship at Yale continues to define the future of orthopedic care with a new focus on joint preservation and the evolving role of biologics. Drawing on a diverse international medical background and deep technical curiosity, the program’s newest fellow, Harrison Volaski, MD, is exploring treatments that maximize the body’s natural healing ability.
- May 04, 2026Source: WTNH-TV (with Robin Raju, MD)
In today’s health headlines, it’s spring cleaning and yardwork season, and for many, that can mean aches and pains. We’re talking about chronic low back pain and treatments people are seeing all over social media.