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Over the past decade, there has been a significant focus on reducing burnout to improve physicians' quality of life and retain a strong healthcare workforce. However, for proceduralists and other surgical specialists, disability is one of the most significant factors in determining if they leave the workforce early. Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, MD, MSc, associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and chief of endoscopy at the West Haven VA recently published a book, "Ergonomics for Endoscopy," with his colleagues. The book focuses on changes that can be put into place at every level to reduce strain and prevent injuries.

Meet Yale School of Medicine clinical fellow Guy I. Sydney, MD, who plans to bridge the gap between bench and bedside to ensure that lab discoveries translate into real-world impact.

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine recently presented its second Voluntary Faculty Awards, which honored voluntary faculty who are involved in teaching medical students, physician associate students, residents, and fellows across Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) affiliated hospitals.

Researchers across the Yale School of Medicine published a new study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation that sheds light on how SGLT2 inhibitors work to protect the heart.

Dr. Tara Sanft, director of the Smilow Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, recently appeared on Yale Cancer Answers with host Dr. Eric Winer, director of the Yale Cancer Center to discuss support for cancer patients and how that has evolved.

A disease known to cause extreme pain for patients is sickle cell disease. It primarily impacts people of color. Dr. Cece Calhoun, the medical director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital, describes how patients often have painful episodes. “I can’t see somebody and know they have sickle cell,” she said. “I can’t know they’re having pain.”

The Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine is accepting nominations for the Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award. The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Yale's Erica Spatz, MD, MHS, associate professor of cardiology and of epidemiology, discusses the effects of love on heart health.

An interview with Yale's Dr. Veda Giri, a leader of the Early Onset Cancer program, is included in this article about researchers around the world studying this