Read article – Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of pediatrics and of biomedical data science, is quoted in regards to research she conducted that found preschoolers in the United States are exposed to unhealthy eating habits at a young age through TV advertisements and print ads.
Archive for 2017
Far Fewer Men Being Treated for Prostate Cancer – Reuters Health
Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a new study that shows the number of older Americans treated for prostate cancer plummeted 42 percent since health officials began questioning the benefits of screening tests.
2017 Red Dress Award Honorees – Woman’s Day
Read article – Holly S. Andersen DC’85, a member of the Geisel School of Medicine Board of Overseers and director of education and outreach for the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical Center, will be one of the many women honored at the Woman’s Day Red Dress Awards. Andersen is one of the country’s top advocates for women’s heart health, and a leading authority on preventive cardiology.
Proxi App Places Friends and Family on Mental Health Care Teams
“We see this as a way to transform mental health treatment,” says Geisel’s William Hudenko.
Ambrose Cheung Receives National Scholar-Innovator Award
Dartmouth researcher Ambrose Cheung, MD, has received a 2017 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award, one of only a few given annually to top physician-scientists in the U.S. The award will support Cheung’s promising research to develop a vaccine or drug to combat MRSA—virulent staph bacteria causing infections that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics.
Dartmouth Celebrates MLK With Justice Rally – Valley News
Read article – Quotes Ahmad Dbouk, Geisel ’19, about the keynote speech given by Tim Wise as part of Dartmouth College’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Dbouk said Wise’s speech gave him a complete historical context for how white-dominated culture has driven a wedge between blacks and whites. “He really drew a lot of lines to the dots that I kind of had,” said Dbouk.
At the Hospitals: Doctors Named to D-H Boards – Valley News
Read story – Kari Rosenkranz, associate professor of surgery, and Jon Wahrenberger, assistant professor of medicine, have been elected to Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system’s boards. Rosenkranz was elected to a three-year term as a trustee, and Wahrenberger was named to a four-year term on the board of governors
Educators’ Symposium: Optimizing Learning for Today’s Generation of Trainees
Nearly 140 students, residents, faculty, community preceptors, mid-level providers, and nurses attended an Educators’ Symposium hosted by Geisel and Dartmouth-Hitchcock on January 6-7 at DHMC in Lebanon.
Using Hypothermia to Save Gunshot Victims, Treating Addicts, & the Bookshelf (Audio) – NHPR
Original story – As a guest on “Word of Mouth,” Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses why he believes opioid users should be allowed to inject while in hospital care.
Sanofi Inks Autoimmune Collab That Could Mean $0.5B in Payments for ImmuNext – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
Read article – Quotes Randolph Noelle, professor of microbiology and immunology, in an article about how ImmuNext, a company he co-founded, entered into an agreement with Sanofi to develop a novel protein for the treatment of autoimmune disorders.