Read article – A news brief about a study conducted by researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and The Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital that found that the Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT) model reduced emergency department transfers and hospitalizations among skilled nursing facility residents by more than a third.

Read article – A profile of Michael Bell, MED ’85, who has spent three decades as a medical examiner, the last 14 in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Read article – A profile of Peter J. Allen, MED ’93, who recently stepped down as chairman of the board of the MDI Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), but will remain on the board.

Read article – An opinion piece by Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, associate professor of community and family medicine, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and of pediatrics, in which she shares tips on how to productively run meetings. “As the meeting driver, steer the meeting in the direction it needs to go during the minutes allotted, adjust to the traffic you encounter along the way, and help your passengers to feel welcome. Skimping one of those three areas will limit potential productivity and attendee satisfaction,” says Adachi-Mejia.

Read article – Quotes Barbara Jobst, the Louis and Ruth Frank Professor of Neurosciences, about a new study that provides a proof of concept that inhaled alprazolam could potentially be a useful tool for stopping seizures. “The small study of the inhaled drug was definitely a step in the right direction, but we can’t conclude that seizures would be reduced in the same way epileptiform activity was, though there is some correlation between the two,” says Jobst.

Read article – A feature story about Bailey Johnson, a data assistant at the Geisel School of Medicine, who founded Bluum Zine—an online-only publication dedicated to showcasing the art and written works of queer creatives. Johnson was inspired to start the publication after watching many of her peers at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vt., pursue their passion projects.

Read article – Features an interview with Ayobami Olufadeji, MED ’16, Tuck ’16, in which he discusses his 12-year journey to a career in medicine. Olufadeji recently completed his studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

Read article – Highlights a study conducted by researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that care networks designed to improve outcomes and cut overhead costs might be doing neither for elderly patients with complex conditions.

Read article – Cites data from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare, which was part of a recent study that found that Mississippi has the highest healthcare cost per capita associated with food insecurity, while North Dakota has the lowest.

Read article – Quotes Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, in an article about the history of alcohol on space missions, and the recent invention of a specially designed bottle that will make it possible to drink Champagne in the microgravity environment of space.