Archive for 2016

RIP for the Dreaded Colonoscopy Drink? – CNN

Read story – Quotes Corey Siegel, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and co-founder of ColonaryConcepts. The Boston-based company aims to answer many colonoscopy patients’ prayers by developing bowel-clearing food bars and drinks that taste more like fruit smoothies and chocolate—but more research is needed before these bars will be available to the public. “I’m really proud that we’ve invented something different that makes the experience so much easier,” says Siegel.

Why Men Are Opting Out of Life and Escaping Into Digital Media – NewsOk

Read article – Quotes James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor of Pediatric Oncology, professor of pediatrics, biomedical data science, and of community and family medicine, about how digital media robs people of time spent “in the real world.” “My biggest issue is that digital media is such a big presence in the lives of all our young people that they fail to see enough of the real, natural world,” says Sargent.

What Women Need to Know About Mammograms and Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis – The Huffington Post via Reuters

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who was the chief author of a new study that found better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years.

Study Finds High Rate of Overdiagnosis From Mammograms – AOL via Reuters

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who was the chief author of a new study that found better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years.

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Capturing Cocaine Use in Real Time

Geisel professor Lisa Marsch is leading a project with colleagues from across the U.S. to develop and test a smart watch able to detect cocaine use, in real time, by capturing heart rate data.

Geisel to Host National Physicians for Human Rights Student Conference

Geisel to Host National Physicians for Human Rights Student Conference

A collection of evening activities on Friday, November 4, including a student poster session highlighting research on human rights and a reception, will kick-off the annual Physicians for Human Rights Student Conference being held at Geisel on November 5. The topic of this year’s conference is Violence against Difference.