A continuous infusion of philanthropy
The abiding legacy of a trailblazing entrepreneur of intravenous therapy
According to family lore, Ralph Falk, M.D., a physician and surgeon who practiced in Boise, Idaho in the early to mid-20th century, was nothing if not inventive. His daughter-in-law, Suzanne McDonough, recalls Falk telling her of an emergency operation he performed during the 1920s at a home in a remote mountainous area where he and a friend had gone fishing. “They had to hang a mirror over the patient’s kitchen table in order to reflect Dr. Falk’s automobile lights so he could see well enough...
New Cancer Center head: ‘aspire to cure cancers’
Thomas J. Lynch Jr., M.D., an alumnus of Yale College and the School of Medicine who is renowned for his research on...
Alpern reappointed to new term as dean of medical school
Robert J. Alpern, M.D., who has led the School of Medicine through a period of sustained growth and increased stature...
A protein’s surprise role in Alzheimer’s
Medical school researchers find that an unexpected culprit plays a part in triggering dementia
In cells, as in people, flexibility is important. To move, communicate, divide, or shuttle cargo about their interiors,...
Each spring, fourth-year students at medical schools across the country eagerly anticipate Match Day, when students...
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalClara Abraham, NIH, Mechanisms of Chronic Nod2-Mediated Effects in Human Macrophages, 5 years, $1,655,000 Serap...
Expert on Salmonella says outsmarting microbes beats exterminating them
Medicine@Yale, the bimonthly newsletter of Yale School of Medicine (YSM), chronicles achievements
of YSM in basic and clinical research, medical education, and health care. Read More...
