NHPR – Stephen Mott, assistant professor of pediatrics and of neurology, and medical director of the Child Development Center at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth, was a guest on NHPR’s The Exchange to discuss autism and a report from the Centers for Disease and Control that reveals the disease is increasing at high rates.
Archive for 2014
Glyn Elwyn et al: Crowdsourcing Health Care – Hope or Hype?
British Medical Journal – In this piece, Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at TDC and at TDI, discusses research from Maka Tsulukidze, a postdoctoral fellow at TDC, Stuart Grande, a postdoctoral fellow at TDC, and another colleague who all performed different studies on contemporary crowdsourcing platforms for medical patients.
How Many Middle-Aged Men Need HRT?
BBC – This extensive story on the marketing of treatment for low testosterone, or “Low T” discusses research by Lisa Schwartz on the topic. Schwartz, a professor of medicine, of community and family medicine, and of TDI, is quoted extensively in the story and asks, “The question is, is there really any problem here to be treated?”
Nine Students at Geisel School of Medicine Named New Hampshire-Vermont Schweitzer Fellows
Congratulations to the nine students at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth selected as 2014-2015 New Hampshire-Vermont Schweitzer Fellows by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, named for the famous physician-humanitarian.
Dartmouth Chosen to Play Key Role in NCI Clinical Trials Network
Dartmouth will serve as a Lead Academic Participating Site in the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) new National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), which is intended to improve the speed and efficiency of conducting cancer clinical trials.
New Painkiller Zohydro Stokes Concerns in N.H.
NHPR – Gil Fanciullo, a professor of anesthesiology at Geisel and director of pain management at DHMC, was a guest on NHPR’s The Exchange to discuss a new controversial painkiller called Zohydro. “I’m very concerned about the introduction of this drug,” says Fanciullo.
Dartmouth Researchers: Anxiety Over False-Positive Mammogram is Temporary
New Hampshire Union Leader– Continued coverage of a study led by Anna Tosteson that found false-positive mammograms cause increased anxiety, but it doesn’t necessarily affect women’s health. Tosteson, who was interviewed for the story, is a professor of medicine, of community and family medicine, of TDI, and is the James J. Carroll Professor of Oncology at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Geisel School of Medicine.
False-Positive Mammogram Anxiety has Limited Impact on Women’s Well-Being
Dartmouth researchers have found that the anxiety experienced with a false-positive mammogram is temporary and does not negatively impact a woman’s overall well-being.
Doctors’ Free Samples Have a Hidden Cost
NBC News – Steven Woloshin is quoted on a study that found doctors are more likely to prescribe medications if they also offer free samples of those medications. Woloshin, Geisel ’96, is a professor of medicine and community and family medicine and co-director of the Center for Medicine in the Media. He was not involved in the study.
Research Roundup
The Daily Nebraskan – Points to a study led by James Sargent and researchers at Pittsburgh University’s School of Medicine that found binge drinking by teenagers and young adults is strongly connected to listening to music that references branded alcohol. Sargent is a professor of pediatrics, of community and family medicine, of TDI, and a co-director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.