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Archive for 2015
Dartmouth Study: More Babies Receive Intensive Care
Valley News via St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Continued coverage of comments by David Goodman, professor of pediatrics, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how Dartmouth researchers recently found that NICU admissions increased by 23 percent in just five years; and by 2012, over half of all admissions were for normal birth weight infants or those born after 37 weeks gestation.
At the Hospitals: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Boards of Trustees Elect Chair, New Board Members
Valley News – Jeff Cohen, chair and professor of neurology, and Brian Spence ’96, Thayer ’95, associate professor of anesthesiology, and Timothy Scherer, instructor in medicine, were recently elected as new members of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s board of trustees.
Safety, Efficacy Trial Begins for Endoscopic Weight-Loss Device
Healio – Quotes Richard Rothstein, the Joseph M. Huber Professor and Chair of Medicine, about the safety and efficacy of the TransPyloric Shuttle—a removable weight-loss device that is inserted endoscopically through the mouth.
Mental Health Apps—They Help but We Don’t Know How Much
The Epoch Times – Quotes Lisa Marsch, associate professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, about how major research institutions that develop carefully tested apps for mental health often don’t have the resources to market the final product or build platforms that can handle millions of users if they do become popular.
FDA Repeatedly Approved Cancer Drug Afinitor Without Proof it Extended Life
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Cites research conducted by Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin, both professors of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about the effects of the drug Afinitor. Despite serious side effects, the drug has been OK’d five times in the last six years, including for a common type of advanced breast cancer.
The Healthiest and Unhealthiest States Ranked for 2015
Chronicle Daily – Cites data provided by the Dartmouth Atlas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Medical Association, FBI, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Census Bureau, which revealed the healthiest and unhealthiest U.S. states in 2015.
Giving Context to Cancer Risk
In an effort to give the public a more broad-based view of cancer risk, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborated with Dartmouth Institute researchers and physicians Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin to create the “Know Your Chances” website.
MD-PhD Student Cynthia Hahn Named 2015-16 Syvertsen Fellow
Cynthia Hahn has been named this year’s Rolf C. Syvertsen Fellow. Earlier this month, Hahn and five of her classmates were chosen as the 2015-16 Syvertsen Scholars. These merit awards honor the memory of Dr. Rolf C. Syvertsen, a former professor of anatomy, long-time dean, and beloved mentor to Dartmouth medical students from 1923 to 1960.
Simrun Bal: Cultivating a Sense of Empathy
First-year Geisel student Simrun Bal is passionate about using medicine to address health inequities in both domestic and international rural communities.