https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ysm/news-rss/?keywordId=1558&orgId=113592&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale School of Medicine en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 16 May 2026 07:21:21 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/sex-specific-warning-symptoms-of-cardiac-arrest/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/sex-specific-warning-symptoms-of-cardiac-arrest/ A study recently published in The Lancet details how the warning symptoms of cardiac arrest are sex specific. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:27:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-documents-staggering-toll-of-health-disparities-for-black-americans/ A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020. Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a-year-of-breastfeeding-costs-families-as-much-as-dollar11000-study-finds/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a-year-of-breastfeeding-costs-families-as-much-as-dollar11000-study-finds/ The direct and indirect costs of breastfeeding are far higher than people might assume, making the choice to breastfeed rather than bottle feed less automatic for many families. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/weaving-womens-health-into-the-yale-medical-school-curriculum/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/weaving-womens-health-into-the-yale-medical-school-curriculum/ Women's Health Research at Yale is leading efforts to weave women's health into the Yale Medical School pre-clinical curriculum. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/building-momentum-whrys-undergraduate-fellows-advance-womens-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/building-momentum-whrys-undergraduate-fellows-advance-womens-health/ Women’s Health Research at Yale mentors undergraduate students as well as graduate students and rising junior faculty members to ensure that the next generation of scientists and medical providers fully account for the health needs of women and sex-and-gender differences affecting health. Here are a few examples of what our former undergraduate fellows are up to now. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/sex-differences-in-gastrointestinal-cancer/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/sex-differences-in-gastrointestinal-cancer/ With this year's Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award and co-funding from the Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Pamela Kunz is conducting one of the first studies to examine sex differences in treating neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs), a rare form of cancer often found in the gastrointestinal tract. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-reveals-persistent-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-the-prevalence-of-multiple-chronic-conditions/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-reveals-persistent-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-the-prevalence-of-multiple-chronic-conditions/ A Yale study found persistent racial and ethnic disparities in multimorbidity, which is defined as the presence of two or more concurrent chronic health conditions, in the United States over a 20-year period. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/women-whats-in-a-name/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/women-whats-in-a-name/ Today, as our scientific and cultural understanding expands, we have learned that sex and gender are not binary. And, in science, as our knowledge grows so must our efforts to welcome everyone in the identities they bring, and to enhance the precision of our language in adopting terms that value everyone. Even so, we must not forget our history and the descriptive terms that serve us well. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/community-collaboration-to-address-health-equity-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/community-collaboration-to-address-health-equity-in-new-haven/ This initiative brings together diverse experts from those organizations, local and state government, Yale-affiliated faculty and staff, and health system and hospital leadership to work together and address health issues that have a significant impact on New Haven communities. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z