Read article – An article mentioning that Sharon Alroy-Preis, MED ’10 has been appointed head of public health for Israel’s Ministry of Health.

Read article – Quotes Bill Hudenko, clinical assistant professor of psychology, in a feature story about a study he co-led that examined whether text message-based counseling services were effective for people with mental illness. Hudenko and his fellow researchers found that messaging clinicians could improve outcomes for people with mental illness. Last fall, Hudenko launched an app called Trusst, which allows people to connect with a licensed therapist within 24 hours. The app uses the same guidelines that Hudenko showed were effective in his research.

Read article – An article about a study co-authored by researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine and the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University that looked at brain waves to assess how well the brain is processing sound to shed light on the specific effects of HIV on the body.

Read article – As a guest on The Exchange, Lisa Adams MED ’90, associate dean for global health and associate professor of medicine, discusses how personal experience, demographics, and politics play into our choices about safety.

Read article – A news brief announcing that the National Cancer Institute awarded grants to two research teams working on coronavirus-related projects at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center. The first grant, for $204,000, will be used for research be co-led by Tracy Onega, associate professor of epidemiology, biomedical data science, and The Dartmouth Institute; and Anna Tosteson, interim director of The Dartmouth Institute and the James J. Carroll 1948 Professor of Oncology. The second grant, totalling $328,000, will fund research co-led by Paul Guyre, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, and Steven Fiering, professor of microbiology and immunology. An additional news brief mentions that the New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), which includes the Geisel School of Medicine, was awarded a $19.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Read article – A news brief announcing that the National Cancer Institute awarded grants to support the efforts of two research teams that are working on coronavirus-related projects at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center. The first grant, for $204,000, will be used for research on factors that can enhance the capacity and sustainability of telemedicine for rural cancer patients. The research will be co-led by cancer population scientists Tracy Onega, associate professor of epidemiology, biomedical data science, and The Dartmouth Institute, and Anna Tosteson, interim director of The Dartmouth Institute and the James J. Carroll 1948 Professor of Oncology. The second grant, totalling $328,000, will fund research co-led by the NCCC laboratory of Paul Guyre, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, and Steven Fiering, professor of microbiology and immunology.

Read article – A feature story about a COVID-19 study conducted by researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine and the University of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire-based study explored differences of opinion about the pandemic in the state and how the divide between Democrats and Republicans could make responding to the crisis more difficult.

Read article – An opinion piece by Sathvik Namburar, Geisel ’22, in which he discusses the lessons he’s learned while being away from his medical training due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic has been a tragedy for our community and country, and unfortunately it shows no signs of abating in the near future,” says Namburar. “Still, I remain hopeful that some good can come from this time period and that each of us can learn something from the events of the past few months.”

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Lisa Adams MED ’90, associate dean for global health and associate professor of medicine, in an article speculating that New Hampshire may be particularly susceptible to a second wave of COVID-19 due to low rates of infections since the pandemic’s outbreak.

Read article – Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article that examines cancer care marketing. “Marketing drives treatments,” said Woloshin. “It’s a big part of why healthcare is so expensive.”