Yale University

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Booster shots can prevent a winter COVID-19 surge – if people get them

Pennsylvania children born near fracking sites may be at higher risk of leukemia, study finds

Penn among 16 colleges sued for alleged financial-aid collusion

Penn Antitrust Lawsuit

One way to increase HPV vaccinations? Let adolescents decide for themselves, study suggests

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Swab, spit, stay home? College COVID-19 testing plans are all over the map

Colleges COVID-19 Testing

Saliva-based COVID-19 test trialed by NBA players gains FDA authorization

Children's Health

Bullying a common precursor before LGBTQ youth suicides, Yale study finds

LGBTQ youth bullying

Like secondhand smoke, scientists find 'thirdhand' smoke also may pose health risks to non-smokers

Thirdhand Smoke Chemical Effects

Penn, Yale researchers looking at opioid use disorder under a different light

penn yale opioid use center

Take Yale University's 'Science of Well-Being' class for free online

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For pregnant women with anxiety or depression, what are the risks to medicating?

Higher Education

Yale dean with local ties placed on leave for insensitive Yelp reviews

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Higher Education

N.J. teen gets accepted into all eight Ivy League schools

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Some Yale students not cool with Ben Franklin's name on residential college

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Being #BlackOnCampus isn't about demanding white guilt

Crime and Courts

Connecticut police probe apparent stabbing, suicide near Yale

Psilocybin Cancer Depression

For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Tampons Philly Schools

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

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App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

Purdue Pharma settlement

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement will pay $200 million to Pa. and $125 million to N.J.

Travis Barker Running

Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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