Read article – Quotes Elijah Stommel, professor of neurology, in an article about a new study that showed that the amino acid, L-serine, successfully reduced ALS-like changes in an animal model of ALS. The naturally occurring amino acid is gaining increased attention from scientists as a possible treatment for ALS. “We are attempting to replicate a previous positive trial of L-serine for ALS patients, but won’t know the results until the trial is finished,” said Stommel, who wasn’t involved in the study.

Read article – Quotes Philip Goodney, associate professor of surgery and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a new study that suggests a growing number of older U.S. military veterans with blocked leg arteries are getting procedures to restore blood flow, resulting in fewer deaths and amputations. “This study shows that veterans treated for severe leg blockages have a lower chance of dying, and a much lower chance of losing their leg, than they did a decade ago,” said Goodney, who wasn’t involved in the study. “Given the multidisciplinary nature of treatments provided in the VA, this suggests that even difficult healthcare challenges can be improved with team-based approaches.” (Picked up by The New York Times, National Post, WNYC, and many more.)

Read article – Cites a study conducted by researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice that demonstrated that there is no relationship (or sometimes an inverse relationship) between health care spending and the quality of care delivered.

Read article – An announcement that Pamela Kunz ’94, MED ’01, has been appointed leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven and Yale Cancer Center, and director of GI Medical Oncology within the Section of Medical Oncology.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by 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. (Similar coverage in News Medical.)

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. “We now know from our studies and others, that kids who start on the path of extra weight gain during this really important time frame tend to carry it forward into adolescence and adulthood, and this sets them up for major health consequences as they get older,” says Emond. (Picked up by Pioneer News, The Hans India, The Siasat Daily, and We For News. Similar coverage in Medical Dialogues.)

Read article – An article remembering the life and career of Susan Harper, who served as the assistant dean of medical education at the Geisel School of Medicine.

Read article – Quotes Elizabeth Talbot, professor of medicine, in an article that examines whether or not the coronavirus global health emergency could impact the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Picked up by MSN.)

Read article – Quotes Genevra Murray, research scientist at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about a recent study she led, which found that accountable care organizations often find it difficult to bridge the gap between health care providers and social service organizations.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by John Batsis, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who is a member of a team of researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the University of Massachusetts Boston who have received a grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop a system that would use machine and deep learning techniques to detect changes in speech patterns to determine if someone is at risk of developing dementia.