Our Stories

By Colleen Moriarty

Dermatologists can't erase sun damage completely but have many tools available to help correct it when it starts surfacing in the 20s, 30s and beyond.

By Jenny J Chen

As women, we know that hormones can wreak havoc on our moods and appetites, but did you know that they can also play a huge role in how many zzz’s we catch each night? “Insomnia is much more common in women than men,” says Yale Medicine sleep specialist Christine Won, MD. “This can be caused by a variety of reasons, including psychological, social, and physiological.”

By Barbara Steinberger

The MyChart website and app allow patients and caregivers to view test results and medical records, request appointments and prescription refills, communicate with their doctors, and more.

Her baby's life or her own? An expectant mother faced this choice. With the help of Yale Medicine, both precious lives were saved.

For some patients whose cancer treatments suddenly stop working, a highly focused dose of SBRT can function like a reboot to the immune system.

Researchers at Yale Medicine are working on new ways to fight chronic diseases, including cancer, by studying DNA repair.

At age 14, Haad Khwaja moved from Pakistan to the United States, where a team at Yale Medicine diagnosed a rare form of brain cancer and saved his life.

Judy LaRose had Stage IV lung cancer. Combining cutting-edge technology with comprehensive cancer care, Yale Medicine doctors helped save her life.

By Colleen Moriarty

The art therapy program offered by the Yale Cancer Center helps patients and their loved ones bond, as well as cope with fear and grief.

Yale Medicine's Nina Bernstein wasn’t used to being on the receiving end of a scary medical diagnosis. Then she got cancer, which she diagnosed herself.

Stacey Stopa was just 34 and newly married when she discovered she had multiple sclerosis. An effective treatment put her on the road to recovery.

Here's a surprise: Almost all headaches are best treated as migraines—those recurring and often debilitating headaches that often last for many hours.