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Geisel Study Reveals Hidden Diversity of Innate Immune Cells

Geisel Study Reveals Hidden Diversity of Innate Immune Cells

Findings from a new study, led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published in Nature Immunology, have uncovered key functional differences in macrophages—a type of white blood cell that plays a pivotal role in the body’s innate (general) immune system as a first-line defender against pathogens.

Geisel Celebrates National Public Health Week

Geisel Celebrates National Public Health Week

Despite having to cope with the effects of a late-season snowstorm, Geisel’s annual celebration of National Public Health Week, held April 1-7, went off without a hitch, featuring a full schedule of events and showing strong participation across the Dartmouth community.

Legendary Healthcare Researcher John E. Wennberg, Who Shaped Efforts to Reform the Nation’s Healthcare System, Dies at 89

Legendary Healthcare Researcher John E. Wennberg, Who Shaped Efforts to Reform the Nation’s Healthcare System, Dies at 89

John E. (Jack) Wennberg, MD, MPH, founder and director emeritus of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the Peggy Y. Thomson Professor in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences Emeritus at the Geisel School of Medicine, and founding editor of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, died March 10, 2024. He was 89 years old.