Read article – An article quoting an editorial by Anna Tosteson, interim director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in which she says that abbreviated breast MRIs show promise for breast cancer screening in women with dense tissue, but that it may not be ready for the clinic. “The promise of abbreviated breast MRI is that it may improve cancer detection without the lengthy examination time and high costs of conventional breast MRI,” she wrote. “Abbreviated breast MRI acquisition requires less than 10 minutes. However, [it] still requires the contrast-enhancing agent used in full-protocol breast MRI and thus carries the same gadolinium-associated risks.”

Read article – An article featuring tips to overcome writer’s block. The story references research from George Wolford, adjunct professor of Community and Family Medicine at Geisel School of Medicine, which studied consumer buying behavior and came to the conclusion that “choice initially leads to an increased buying of products and sense of satisfaction, but as the number of choices increases the sense of satisfaction rapidly decreases.” According to the article, music producers who spend whole afternoons trying to find the right music samples out of hundreds of choices should be able to relate.

Read article – Quotes Mary McGowan, assistant professor of medicine, who is spearheading an educational campaign to convince the medical community that children as young as 2 years old should have their cholesterol screened.

Read article – An article that mentions that David Jevsevar, chair and associate professor of orthopedics, served on a panel to discuss the importance of personalized therapy and shared decision-making in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Read article – An editorial by Anna Tosteson, interim director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in which she comments on a new study that found that a 10-minute MRI can better detect invasive cancers in women with dense breasts, compared to digital breast tomosynthesis. (Similar coverage in Health Imaging.)

Read article – A segment featuring Lisa Adams, MED ’90, associate dean for global health and associate professor of medicine, in which she discusses the growing concern over a deadly strain of coronavirus spreading around the world. Adams and other health experts in New Hampshire are urging people to stay informed but not to panic. “I think there has been great international collaboration around this event, and I think that is really important to keep in mind,” Adams said. “There are a lot of governments and health authorities working together to try to control this.”

Read article – Quotes Stewart Tepper, professor of neurology, in an article about how the FDA recently approved Vyepti, the first IV calcitonin gene-related peptide blocker for migraine prevention in adults.

Read article – Quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, in a feature story about a study she led that found that the overconsumption of fast food independently contributes to excess weight gain among children. The article also cites comments by Diane Gilbert-Diamond, associate professor of epidemiology and of community and family medicine, who has collaborated with Emond on other projects but did not participate in this study.

Read article – Quotes Michael Calderwood, associate professor of medicine, in an article about how New Hampshire is well-positioned to handle an outbreak of the coronavirus. “Overall, I would say that this is something that the state is prepared for, that we are actively screening for, that we have testing capabilities for,” Calderwood said. “I would say that my biggest concern actually is the fear that this is generating because it’s led to some downstream consequences.”

Read article – Quotes John Randolph, adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry, in an article about his new book The Brain Health Book. “We really do have a fair amount of control over our brain health,” said Randolph. “What the science says is that the things that matter the most are the lifestyle choices that are free or inexpensive and available to all of us.”