Dartmouth led research shows Kidney cancer rates are higher in the town of Merrimack compared to the rest of New Hampshire. State officials and researchers from Dartmouth say more research is needed to determine the cause.

Watch video – In partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, six former U.S. surgeons general came together at Dartmouth to focus on the growing crisis of youth mental health. President SianLeah Beilock has made mental health and well-being a priority since arriving on campus in 2023 with her Commitment to Care initiative.

Watch video – Six former U.S. surgeons general gathered Monday at Dartmouth to discuss the mental health issues facing the nation’s youth.

Watch video – Features a conversation with Al Mulley, professor of health policy and clinical practice and of medicine, on Health on the Line podcast, discussing building sustainable neighborhood health systems.

Read article – Steven Woloshin MED ’96, a professor of medicine and community and family medicine, co-authors an opinion piece about the problem with drug commercials. “Direct-to-consumer ads, as pharmaceutical ads aimed at the general public are known, almost always fail to communicate what consumers most need to know—how well a drug actually works,” Woloshin writes.

Read article – Thomas Thesen, an associate professor of medical education, is featured in an article about training faculty and administrators in medical schools on how to use AI, with a mention of the AI teaching academy for faculty that Thesen co-directs. “We have to teach people principles and critical thinking about AI,” Thesen said.

Read article – Introduces Dartmouth’s Evergreen, co-led by Nicholas Jacobson, an associate professor of biomedical data science and psychiatry.