Read article—Outlines research by Ilana Cass, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and PhD candidate Elizabeth Anderson that shows an association between declining human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) rates and the release of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Maternal Chikungunya Infections Linked to Short and Long-Term Neurologic Problems in Babies—CIDRAP
Read article—Daniel R Lucey, MD a clinical professor of medicine at Geisel School of Medicine was quoted in an article on a paper published recently on Chikungunya virus infection in late pregnancy and potential harm by the virus on babies.
Endoscopic Procedure Can Help Slow Weight Rebound From Stopping GLP-1 Treatment: Study—Fierce Biotech
Read article—Features the results of a clinical trial led by Shelby Sullivan, professor of medicine, reporting that a routine outpatient procedure can prevent weight rebound for patients coming off of GLP-1 drugs.
Want to Know if You Need Lifestyle Changes to Slow Down Alzheimer’s? A Group of Williamstown Seniors May be Using Their Phones for Clues—The Berkshire Eagle
Read article—Karen Fortuna, assistant professor of community and family medicine, and Vedan Taplivana ’26, created an app for tracking Alzheimer’s progression. The app, called RealVision, tracks how users interact with their phones, noting such changes as disoriented eye movement, difficulty with typing, or needing more time to respond to prompts. “Some of these patterns are quite nuanced and may not be easily noticeable to the human eye in real time,” Fortuna said. “That’s where computational approaches can help by detecting patterns across many small signals over time.”
Procedure to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Helps Keep Off Weight After Patients Stop GLP-1 Drugs—Reuters
Red article—Features a clinical trial led by Shelby Sullivan, a professor of medicine, reporting that an outpatient procedure used to treat type 2 diabetes can help prevent people from regaining weight after discontinuing GLP-1 drugs. “Finding a treatment that allows patients to stop these medications without weight regain or loss of metabolic benefit is a huge unmet need,” Sullivan said. (Similar coverage in New Hampshire Union Leader and HealthDay.)
Will Bargain-Basement Telehealth Visits Help Pharma Drive Drug Scripts?—STAT News
Read article—Quotes Steven Woloshin, MED ’96, a professor of health policy and clinical practice and co-director of The Dartmouth Institute’s Center for Medicine and Media, who cautions patients to question telehealth providers. “It seems like you’re getting a bargain, but you’re taking your eye off the prize, which is: Do I have something that should be treated with a pill? Will this pill help me? Will the benefits outweigh the harms?” Woloshin said.
As Psychedelics Bloom, New Yorkers March for ‘Cognitive Liberty’—Science Line
Read article—Comments by Paul Holtzheimer, a professor of psychiatry and surgery, underscore ongoing skepticism around psychedelic therapies amid growing advocacy and political momentum. “I don’t think we have the randomized control trial data yet on any of these agents to really say the data is there,” Holtzheimer said.
Simple ‘Metabolic Reset’ Found to Prevent Weight Rebound After Discontinuing GLP-1 Drugs—The Independent
Read article—Shelby Sullivan, a professor of medicine, talks about the clinical trial she led showing that a minimally invasive procedure may help patients maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 drugs. The results will be presented May 4 at Digestive Disease Week 2026. “What’s particularly encouraging is that the benefit appears to increase over time rather than fade, and that it behaves like a drug in terms of dose response,” Sullivan said.
Preparing Health Systems for Broader TAVR Access—Cardiac Interventions Today
Read article—Researchers and professors from the Geisel School of Medicine propose a three-pillar framework to support the expansion of transcatheter aortic valve replacement to lower-risk, asymptomatic patient populations for aortic stenosis.
Emerging Immunotherapies for Solid Tumors (Audio)—The Immunology Podcast
Listen to podcast—Charles Sentman, PHD, a professor of microbiology and immunology and Center for Synthetic Immunity director at Geisel is featured in a discussion on new strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of treating solid tumors.