Hamilton Spectator – Continued coverage on a recent Geisel School of Medicine study, which surveyed 1,050 young smokers, ages 15-23, and found that within two years, 39 percent who had smoked a hookah had graduated to cigarettes. The study notes that the young and impressionable get hooked at a rate greater than 30 percent.
Archive for 2015
Your New Liver Is Only a Learjet Away: Part 3 Of 3
Forbes – Quotes David Axelrod, assistant professor of surgery and of community and family medicine, who conducted a study of liver transplant outcomes at small and large transplant programs, comparing the smallest third of programs (which transplanted a median of 21 patients per year) to the largest third of programs (which transplanted more than 90).
Why Getting a Mammogram May Cause More Trouble Than It’s Worth
Prevention – Tracy Onega, associate professor of data science, epidemiology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel, is quoted in an article about how mammograms for women under 40 can be more harmful to your health than helpful.
The Downside of Medical Screening
The Atlantic – This article quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, from a panel discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival Spotlight Health session last week. Welch notes that although medical screening sometimes saves lives, it can also lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment and medical harm.
Hidden Dangers of Smoking on Hookahs
The Post and Courier – Cites a recent Geisel School of Medicine study, which surveyed 1,050 young smokers, age 15-23, and found that within two years, 39 percent who had smoked a hookah had graduated to cigarettes. The study notes that the young and impressionable get hooked at a more than 30 percent rate.
Building Baby From the Genes Up
Genius – In this opinion piece, Ronald Green, professor of religion and ethics at Dartmouth and adjunct professor of community and family medicine at Geisel, discusses the future of genetic engineering and reproductive medicine. Green notes that during a discussion with Geisel medical students, he asked the students whether they thought that we should move in the direction of human genetic engineering, and more than 80 percent said no. “This squares with public opinion polls that show a similar degree of opposition,” says Green. “Nevertheless, ‘babies by design’ are probably in our future — but I think that the critics’ concerns may be less troublesome than they first appear.”
No Matter the Language, Disease Risk Is Hard to Communicate
Science News – This article quotes Lisa Schwartz and Steve Woloshin, both professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel, on effective disease risk communication and how it’s not just about communicating the numbers of infected and quarantined, but how it’s also about admitting when you don’t have all the answers.
Dartmouth Institute Leader Honored
Valley News – Elliott Fisher, director and professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel, has received the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing the science of health care delivery and in developing new models of health care delivery and payment. The award is the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s highest individual achievement award.
Elliott Fisher Recognized by HFMA for Contributions to Health Care
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) presented its highest individual achievement award to Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
Why This Doctor Dropped Everything to Go to Culinary School
Yahoo News – Features Julia Nordgren, MED ’99, who maintains a personal health and diet practice, consults with companies on how to keep employees healthy, and offers cooking classes in order to transform the way the medical field approaches healthy eating with patients, and educate people on how diet affects health.