2026.01.15 Release Notes
This update includes several improvements and fixes across Yale Medicine and Yale School of Medicine web applications. Highlights are summarized below. For the full list of issues in this release, see the Jira filter: https://ysmweb.atlassian.net/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20FIX%20AND%20fixversion%20IN%20%282025.12.24%2C%202025.12.17%2C%202026.01.12%2C%202026.01.13%2C%202026.01.15%29%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20ReleaseNotes%20ORDER%20BY%20created%20DESC
Yale Medicine website
Suppressed empty profile headshot placeholders so profiles without photos no longer display a generic image.
Added a "Schedule an appointment" button to Fact Sheet pages that have related specialists, making it easier for patients to book visits directly from those pages.
Fixed an issue where CAS-restricted videos on news articles sometimes failed to play unless the whole article was restricted; users are now correctly prompted to sign in when needed.
Yale School of Medicine website
Improved how unpublished pages are removed from search engines by returning a more accurate "page no longer available" response for a limited time after unpublishing. This helps keep search results up to date.
Improved the "Last updated" date shown on detail pages that display Beatrix content so that it better reflects when the underlying content (such as news, trials, events, media, and profiles) was last updated.
Beatrix CMS – newsletters & publications
Added a "Single Image" option for newsletter sidebar content so editors can feature a single image with a title and description in the side column.
On "Publications by Organizations" pages, added a "Download Word" link alongside the existing "Download Table" link so authorized users can more easily export publication data in Word format.
Beatrix CMS – media management
Improved the media upload experience when adding items to a media list: after uploading, users are now taken to the "My Media" tab so it’s clearer which items were added and selected.
Yale Medicine news articles
Increased the font size for the "Key Points" section in news articles to improve readability.