Read article – An advance of an event organized by BioTech/MedTech Cluster, an initiative of the New Hampshire High Tech Council, mentions several faculty affiliated with Dartmouth are scheduled to speak. Jake Reder, director of the New Ventures Office at the Geisel School of Medicine, will open the program with a keynote address.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Bozeman Hospital Lauded at Health Care Conference – Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Read article – An article about the Health at a Crossroads conference held last week at Montana State University quotes Jonathan Skinner, the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in Economics, professor of community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “Medicare has no budget,” said Skinner, who gave the final talk at the conference. “It’s the only health system in the world with no budget.”
State of the Medical School & Academy of Master Educators Induction Event
The Dean’s annual State of the Medical School presentation will be held on Tuesday, May 15th at 5:30 PM in Auditorium H at DHMC. Immediately following the presentation, the Geisel Academy of Master Educators will hold an induction ceremony for the group’s newest members
Bacteria Can Pass Memory of Biofilm Formation to Descendants, Study Shows – Cystic Fibrosis News Today
Read article – Continued coverage of a new study showing bacteria can transmit memory across generations quotes the study’s senior author George O’Toole, professor of microbiology and immunology. “It was really exciting to me that we’ve learned how reversible and irreversible attachment are linked during early biofilm formation,” said O’Toole.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Study Improving Care for MS Patients – Vermont Business Magazine
Read article – An article about Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s efforts to improve the quality of care for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) through a three-year national study quotes Brant Oliver, assistant professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice. “We are attempting an innovative approach using quality improvement methods to optimize evidence-based care for people with MS at system and population levels.”
Machine Learning Helps Point Way to “Hidden Responder” Cancer Patients – Technology Networks
Read article – New findings about matching unique genetic information from cancer patients’ tumors with treatment options quotes coauthor Yolanda Sanchez, associate professor of molecular and systems biology. “For precision medicine to benefit individuals in real time, we must develop robust models to efficiently test efficacy of potential therapies,” said Sanchez.
5 Healthcare Myths That Can Drive You to Unneeded Treatments – New Scientist
Read article – An article about the potential downsides of our healthcare system quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “There is the potential to help some but you will hurt others,” said Welch.
Sports Shows Heavy on Junk Food Ads, Study Says – New Hampshire Union Leader via Reuters
Read article – An article about a new study suggesting three in four food advertisements and half of drink promotions during major U.S. sports programs peddle high-calorie, sugary products quotes Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and assistant professor of pediatrics, who was not involved in the study. “Children who view advertisements for highly palatable foods such as chips or candy as part of TV shows or within video games will eat more snack foods, even if they already had a meal,” said Emond.
Medicine Has An Unhealthy Gender Pay Gap – Huffington Post
Read article – An opinion piece by Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate professor of medicine and associate professor of medical education, on the gender pay gap in the medical field. (Pinto-Powell is participating in this year’s Dartmouth Public Voices project).
Cause and Effect: The U.S. Opioid Crisis Explained – The News International via AFP
Read article – An article about the opioid epidemic quotes Lisa Marsch, director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health and professor of psychiatry and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. “It touches all sorts of people and socio-economic strata, but it has continued to be predominantly a white, non-hispanic phenomenon,” said Marsch. Picked up by SAMAA and Inquirer.net.