Confidentiality at Yale Health Your medical records are strictly confidential, stored in a restricted area and available only to individuals involved in your care and authorized administrative personnel on a need-to-know basis. No one else is authorized …

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) & Testing Understanding STIs and testing can help you make better decisions about safer sex.  Using safer sex supplies during sexual encounters can dramatically reduce the risk of STI transmission! Be in-the-know. …

Stroke A stroke is a “brain attack”. It occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When brain cells die during a stroke, functions controlled by that area of the brain …

Stress Relief, Relaxation & Healthy Sleep What is stress? Stress is a physical and emotional reaction to a perceived threat – whether the threat exists or not.  Our bodies go into “fight or flight” mode as if we were faced with a saber-toothed tiger in …