Archive for 2017

Can a Sun Salutation a Day Keep Night Sweats at Bay? – Reuters Health

Read article – Quotes James Stahl, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a new study that found that menopausal women who practice yoga may experience more relief from symptoms like night sweats and hot flashes than their peers who don’t do this type of exercise. “All of the mind-body tools, yoga, acupuncture, qi gong, and meditation probably work through multiple mechanisms—through remodeling how the mind-body perceives sensations and signals, how the mind-body responds to those stimuli and finally through helping set or reset the mind-body’s steady state,” says Stahl, who wasn’t involved in the study.

Is More Screening a Good Thing? A Boston Global Health Chat With Researcher and Author Dr. H. Gilbert Welch – Boston’s Global Health Blog

Read article – Features an interview with H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics and adjunct professor of business administration, in which he discusses how our screening tests are not perfect and may at times be harmful.

Kathryn Kirkland, MD (MED'86). Photo by Mark Washburn

Walking the Shoreline: Erosion, Regrowth, and Professional Formation

In an essay for JAMA based on her speech at this year’s White Coat ceremony, Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD MED ’86, a professor of medicine and the Dorothy and John J. Byrne, Jr., Distinguished Chair in Palliative Medicine, uses the metaphor of the erosion of shorelines to guide medical students, residents, and physicians to understand the reshaping through the erosive forces inherent with the professional formation and changes of a medical career.

Walking the Shoreline: Erosion, Regrowth, and Professional Formation – JAMA

Read article – In an essay for JAMA based on her speech at this year’s White Coat ceremony, Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD MED ’86, a professor of medicine and the Dorothy and John J. Byrne, Jr., Distinguished Chair in Palliative Medicine, uses the metaphor of the erosion of shorelines to guide medical students, residents, and physicians to understand the reshaping through the erosive forces inherent with the professional formation and changes of a medical career.

Childhood Obesity Climbing With Media Use, Doctors Warn – Deccan Chronicle via Reuters

Read article – Quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, about a new study that found that children’s waistlines have been expanding in lock step with the amount of time they spend with televisions, computers, smartphones and tablets. “Limit media time each day, no media in the bedroom and ensure the media children are exposed to is high quality,” says Emond, who was not involved in the study. “Regarding social media, parents should have access to their children’s social media sites and monitor their children’s interaction with social media – that has benefits beyond promoting a healthy weight.”

DNA Testing for a Holiday Gift? Be Prepared for Aftershocks and Fallout – The Huffington Post

Read article – An opinion piece by Julie Kim, assistant professor of pediatrics, in which she discusses the pitfalls of giving the gift of DNA testing. “Before ordering a DNA test kit as a gift, make sure you know what is being tested, what the possible surprises could be, and consider whether you want or need know,” says Kim. “It may be enough to know you are lucky to share the holidays with those you love, those who support you, and whom you call family regardless of DNA and that you are enjoying the moment in its fullest.”