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In a new study published in the journal, PLOS Digital Health, Yale researchers identify medical AI bias in the scientific literature and provide practical steps to combat it. The study is among the first to focus on the implications and consequences of biased AI in health care.
Yale Urology has its first female full professor in its ranks. Leslie M. Rickey, MD, MPH, was promoted in September.
More people are turning to social media for medical information. Learn what urogynecologist Leslie Rickey, MD, MPH, and her research team discovered about certain TikTok videos and what they advise providers to do.
It is touted as the most extensive clinical-transcriptomic linkage ever accomplished. Led by Yale Urology faculty, this large collaborative study may change the way prostate cancer is predicted and treated.
Join Angela Arlen, MD, and John Colberg, MD, as they head thousands of miles outside Connecticut to bring their care and expertise to an East African country that has only a handful of urologists for a population of 12 million. Learn what they come away with and why their Burundi colleague is so committed to serving her people and expanding their health care coverage.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Unfortunately for American men, prostate cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers. The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Consortium sought to give physicians and other medical professionals guidance on how to determine treatment in patients with prostate cancer.
Jaime Cavallo, MD, MPHS, assistant professor of urology, was recently named inaugural director of the New England section of the American Urological Association's (NEAUA) DEI task force, also making her a member of the NEAUA's board of directors.
Support. Skills. Community. That's what a new Yale School of Medicine program hopes to provide its first-generation and/or low-income individuals. And the concept is personal.
An international study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine found that the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors offers promising clinical benefits for some patients with advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma.
Yale Urology Chair Isaac Y. Kim, MD, PhD, MBA, has published his concerns surrounding interpreted results in the landmark ProtecT Study [a 15-year prostate cancer outcomes study]. Kim explains what prompted him to sound the alarm in such a public way and who he specifically hopes is listening.
It’s delivered on ice in a bright purple form, but it’s not a drink. “It” is an old drug used in a new way that some Yale Urology surgeons are calling a “game changer" for certain types of cancer.
Michael Leapman, MD, MHS, and his research team produce never-before figures focused on the prostate biopsy and/or MRI. Learn what they're asking more physicians to consider when it comes to patient care and environmental impact.
Yale Urology has started a new “mission mapping” technique that could be a game-changing tool in reducing unconscious bias when screening new faculty candidates.
A comprehensive listing of Yale Urology faculty contributions to the field, as represented in their published work / research for the 3rd quarter of this year. Items are listed in ascending published date order, and include cite details and at least portions of each abstract / summary.
Yale Urology announces a new residency program director and vice chair of clinical affairs, while the department chair thanks those who previously served.
As Isaac Y. Kim, MD, PhD, MBA, looks back on his first year as urology chair in the School of Medicine and chief of urology at Yale New Haven Hospital, he is constantly leaning forward— listening, learning, and lighting a fire.
Yale Urology has the first and only provider in Connecticut performing a procedure that many prostate patients say has been "life changing." And faculty continue to study and refine its effectiveness.
Urology residents and fellow wrap-up their Yale journey with a urological "transformer," amidst debate, critical discussion, celebration, and inspiration.
Art and science mesh in a new short film, featuring Yale School of Medicine Associate Professor of Urology, Sarah Lambert, MD.
Past, present, and potential leaders of Yale urology take a look back, while remaining future focused.