Using quality improvement measures in eight of the 10 hospitals in the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group, researchers have found a way to reduce kidney injury in patients undergoing a procedure with contrast dye.
Archive for 2014
Scientists Test Nanoparticle “Alarm Clock” to Awaken Immune Systems Put to Sleep by Cancer
Dartmouth researchers are exploring ways to use nano particles to wake up the immune system so it recognizes and attacks invading cancer cells.
Like Coming Home: Gift Will Benefit Future Students
“It’s my turn to give the next generation the opportunity that I had,” says Alan Mandel ’79, “a great beginning to a lifetime of practicing medicine.”
Norris Cotton Cancer Center Recognized for Excellence
Becker’s Hospital Review included Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in its 2014 list of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.” Organizations included on this year’s list are considered to be leaders in quality patient care, cancer outcomes and research.
Nanoparticles to Awaken Immunity System to Fight Cancer
Business Standard – Dartmouth researchers including Professor of Microbiology Steve Fiering have found that nanoparticle
can “strengthen the body’s immune system response against tumors.” “Our lab’s approach differs from most in that we use nanoparticles to stimulate the immune system to attack tumors and there are a variety of potential ways that can be done,” said Fiering.
Waking Up Immune System Using Nanoparticles
Nature World News – Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Steve Fiering comments more on his recent work on nanoparticles.
How Well Does A Drug Work? Look Beyond The Fine Print
NPR – The husband-and-wife team from Dartmouth are on a decade-long mission. They have been pushing the FDA to get useful and readable quantitative data about drugs to doctors and their patients. Schwartz and Woloshin have designed a format they call a drug facts box.
Understanding TB Diagnosis in Haiti
Geisel medical student Tara Kedia checks in from Haiti, where this summer she is working on two projects related to the detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis.
VTE Prevention, Best Anticoagulant Varies by Surgery
Doctor’s Lounge – A meta-analysis published by Assistant Professor of Medicine Frank Drescher and colleagues is discussed in this article on how “aspirin may be less preferable to other anticoagulants following hip fracture repair,” but more favorable after other types of surgeries.
A Champion for Health-Care Equity
Lila May Walkden Flounders’ support of the Koop Institute was inspired by Dr. C. Everett Koop’s willingness to take on big challenges and confront powerful interests as Surgeon General in the 1980s.