Steve Hamm

3 weeks ago | yalemedicine.org | Steve Hamm

In the spring of 2024, I began noticing an irritation in my throat, right where my neck meets my chest. At first, I tried to ignore it, figuring it would go away on its own. But it didn’t. Instead, the irritation got worse. I suspected postnasal drip or acid reflux, so, in consultation with my primary care physician, Wayne Warren, MD, I tried all sorts of over-the-counter remedies. The irritation kept getting worse. I coughed all the time.

Nov 15, 2024 | medicine.yale.edu | Steve Hamm

When Clemens Scherzer, MD, was in high school in the 1980s in South Tyrol, an idyllic mountain region of Italy bordering Austria, he decided to do something big and bold with his life. “The most exciting journeys of discovery are space exploration or a voyage into the unknown of the human brain. I chose the brain,” says Scherzer, the Stephen and Denise Adams Professor of Neurology and director of the Stephen & Denise Adams Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research at Yale.

Nov 15, 2024 | medicine.yale.edu | Steve Hamm

Medical care for older adults didn’t become a distinct practice until the dawn of the 20th century—a time, it is worth noting, when the average life expectancy in the United States was roughly 47 years. It emerged in part from the differing points of view of two medical pioneers: Élie Metchnikoff, a Russian microbiologist, and Ignatz Nascher, MD, who received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and later became New York City’s chief physician.

Jun 9, 2024 | newhavenindependent.org | Steve Hamm

The statue of Christopher Columbus that for many years stood on a stone plinth in Wooster Square Park was a source of Italian-American pride, an affront to Native Americans and others, and a flashpoint for conflicts over fallen heroes of the past. Today, hopefully, a new era of peaceful coexistence and mutual respect will begin with the official dedication of a new monument in Wooster Square.

Aug 15, 2023 | tdwi.org | Bob Muglia |Steve Hamm

Three Things Leaders Must Consider for the Coming Age of Artificial General Intelligence Artificial general intelligence, a term coined by scientists, describes computing systems that could eventually be as smart as humans. Practically speaking, what does this mean, and what are its implications? With progress comes change, and artificial general intelligence (AGI) will create opportunities never before available in human history.