Yale Medicine

For Clifford Bogue, MD, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Yale Medicine and chief of pediatrics at Yale New Haven Health System, medicine is often about finding pieces of a puzzle and putting them together to answer questions. “Children often can’t tell you what is wrong with them," says Dr. Bogue. "They only know what they are experiencing, and you must use a lot of different cues and clues to figure out what is going on. To me, that’s a fun and exciting challenge,” he says. Dr. Bogue is a national leader in his field, specializing in pediatric critical care, leading a research lab that investigated the #genetic underpinnings of childhood illnesses, and advocating to prevent firearm violence against children. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wR4vZ

A growing body of evidence shows that #quitting #smoking is harder for #women than it is for men. Sherry McKee, PhD, a researcher at Yale School of Medicine, shares the biological reasons why and recommends some strategies for those trying to quit: https://brnw.ch/21wQXV4

The FDA has approved #suzetrigine, a new non #opioid pain pill, for moderate to severe acute pain. YM clinicians say it's the first step in a new generation of less addictive #drugs for pain: https://brnw.ch/21wQWer

Do you need an anatomic or reverse shoulder #replacement? In a new Q&A, YM's chief of #shoulder #reconstruction, Ken Donohue, MD, explains the differences between the two approaches and when each is used: https://brnw.ch/21wQPSA

In the latest edition of "#LongCOVID Dispatches From the Front Lines," YM physician Lisa Sanders, MD, puts into perspective the impact long #COVID symptoms are having on American workers – and the #economy as a whole: https://brnw.ch/21wQMEw

For one retiree, 66, a slipped disc was the worst pain of her life —nothing, not even childbirth, compared to the discomfort in her left thigh. Having an endoscopic discectomy, the least invasive way to treat herniated discs surgically, at Yale Medicine with orthopedic spine surgeon Peter Whang, MD, changed all that. “With a microdiscectomy, the incision is 2 to 3 centimeters; with endoscopic discectomy, it’s a few millimeters," Dr. Whang says. "When you have smaller incisions, there is less pain, minimal scar tissue, and a quicker recovery.” Learn more about endoscopic discectomy for back pain here: https://brnw.ch/21wQLg6

In a new Q&A, YM Chair of Dermatology Keith Choate, MD, PhD, shares how the scientific contributions of Yale #researchers are helping to improve care and #outcomes for those living with #dermatological conditions: https://brnw.ch/21wQFMo

In another edition of "#LongCOVID Dispatches From the Front Lines," YM physician Lisa Sanders, MD, explains why some suffering from long #COVID symptoms may feel extra #thirsty: https://brnw.ch/21wQE9p

Are your cold symptoms caused by the human metapneumovirus (HMPV)? HMPV is a common respiratory virus, and news reports have been following the rising number of cases in various parts of the world, including the United States. However, HMPV is nothing to panic about and is something most people have already been exposed to in their lives. Typically, HMPV causes a mild upper respiratory infection, but it can also affect the lower respiratory tract and be more serious for infants and people who are immunocompromised. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wQBs8

In another edition of "#LongCOVID dispatches from the Front Lines," YM physician Dr. Lisa Sanders shares how #fiber intake may reduce your risk for long #COVID symptoms: https://brnw.ch/21wQxEY