Procedure Allows Women to Freeze Eggs to Preserve Future Fertility

Researchers at the Yale Fertility Center are now offering a cutting edge reproductive procedure called oocyte cryopreservation that allows women to freeze their eggs and use them at a later time to conceive a child. Click here for more.

Using Mobile Phones Reduces Error Rate in Hospital Care

Using mobile telephones in hospitals reduces the error rate in medical care because of more timely communication and rarely causes electronic magnetic interference, Yale School of Medicine researchers report this month. Click here for more.

Preterm Birth Risk Quickly and Accurately Detected with Proteomic Profiling

By profiling specific proteins in amniotic fluid for inflammation, a team of Yale researchers can quickly and accurately detect potentially dangerous infections in pregnant women, and also predict the possibility of premature birth. Catalin S. Buhimschi, M.D., and his team will receive a March of Dimes Award for Best Research in Prematurity. Click here for more.