HEALTH
MADISON HAHAMY, NATALIE KAINZ & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale vaccinates undergraduate EMTs and research assistants

Although much of Yale’s student body can expect to wait more than a month until the vaccine is available to them, some students have already […]

March 14, 2021

A worker wearing gloves fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine
KAITLIN FLORES
Saliva viral load can predict COVID-19 severity, Yale study finds

A recent study by Yale’s Iwasaki Lab has found that the viral load from saliva tests might be able to predict the severity of COVID-19 […]

March 12, 2021

Close up of test tubes sticking out of a box.
BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale researchers develop COVID-19 drug using molecular sculpting

Researchers in the Department of Chemistry and at the School of Medicine have developed a possible COVID-19 treatment using computational tools that, if implemented, could […]

March 10, 2021

A diagram of a new drug to treat COVID-19
LUCY SUN & BRANDON WU
Researchers identify predictors of psychological stress in health care workers

Since COVID-19 infections and deaths began to soar worldwide at the beginning of last year, one group has been at the forefront of the battle […]

March 4, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY
Yale scientists design wearable clip to detect SARS-CoV-2 air exposure

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, people who are wondering whether they have been exposed to the virus may have an answer in a […]

March 4, 2021

An illustration of the Fresh Air clip
MAI CHEN
Anticoagulant use soon after hospitalization can reduce death risk in COVID-19 patients

A recent study involving researchers at the School of Medicine found that prescribing anticoagulants could be effective in preventing COVID-19 deaths. The paper was published […]

February 28, 2021

BEATRIZ HORTA
YNHHS opens vaccination clinic on West Campus

A new mass vaccination clinic opened on Jan. 22 on West Campus — the result of efforts led by the Yale New Haven Health system […]

February 26, 2021

A sign saying "Yale West Campus" on a building on Yale
AISLINN KINSELLA
First-year student creates lung kit based on COVID-19 to educate children about virus

A first-year student in Yale College has designed a lung kit that models how COVID-19 spreads to help educate children on the virus. Sophia De […]

February 25, 2021

A diagram of lungs
ROSE HOROWITCH & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale could vaccinate all students by end of term if J&J vaccine authorized for emergency use and state timetable holds true

On Monday, Gov. Ned Lamont announced an updated schedule for statewide vaccinations guided by age-based eligibility, under which Yale could theoretically begin vaccinating students on […]

February 25, 2021

ROSE HOROWITCH & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
South African coronavirus variant detected, UK variant spreading in Connecticut

On Feb. 15, less than a month after the United Kingdom coronavirus variant was detected in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont announced the state’s first COVID-19 […]

February 24, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY
Efficacy vs. efficiency: Which is the most important when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines?

With the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine pending FDA approval, epidemiologists are considering the effect that it will have on efforts to curb COVID-19 […]

February 22, 2021