Read article – A news brief about a study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth that shows annual spending by the U.S. health industry on ads and promotions has reached $30 billion. (Picked up by The Seattle Times, The Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, My Champlain Valley, and many more.)

Read article – Additional coverage of research conducted by Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that advertisers spent nearly $10 billion marketing prescription drugs and medical services to the American public in 2016 — five times what they doled out 20 years earlier. (Picked up by U.S. News & World Report and Doctors Lounge. Similar coverage in NBC News, GazetteXrtra, Medscape, and The Journal Gazette.)

Read article – As a guest on Radio Boston, Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses new research he conducted with Lisa Schwartz, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, that found that spending on medical marketing significantly increased over the past two decades, going from $17.7 billion in 1997 to $29.9 billion in 2016. (Similar coverage in Kaiser Health News.)

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor, professor of pediatrics, biomedical data science, and professor of community and family medicine, about a new study that found that teens who live in areas with strong regulations could be at lower risk of tobacco use. “Youth obtain their product, in part, through retail sales, and if you can do a good job of making sure that youth can’t buy through retailers, the implication is that communities that have that characteristic, that abide by the best standards for retail practices, will have lower rates of use” of all tobacco products, says Sargent.

Read article – Quotes James Sargent, the Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Professor, professor of pediatrics, biomedical data science, and professor of community and family medicine, about a new study that found that teens who live in areas with strong regulations could be at lower risk of tobacco use. “Youth obtain their product, in part, through retail sales, and if you can do a good job of making sure that youth can’t buy through retailers, the implication is that communities that have that characteristic, that abide by the best standards for retail practices, will have lower rates of use” of all tobacco products, says Sargent.

Read article – An article about the conservation of 243½ acres on the Pinnacle, a recreational gem north of Lyme Center featuring 4½ miles of trails and sweeping panoramic views. The Upper Valley Land Trust was gifted the property by couple Manning Rountree and Kendall Hoyt, assistant professor of medicine, who in August purchased two parcels from previous owners. Rountree and Hoyt offered to donate the land to UVLT for conservation if the organization could raise $120,000 for an endowment toward stewardship and maintenance of public access.

Read article – Quotes James Bernat, the Louis and Ruth Frank Professor of Neuroscience and active emeritus professor of neurology and medicine, in an article about how the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) called for uniform brain death laws, policies, and practices in a new position statement. “The AAN statement was prompted by several recent medicolegal cases that highlighted controversies in brain death and questioned whether it should be considered an accepted and valid medical standard,” says Bernat, who helped develop the conceptual foundation of brain death that formed the basis of the Uniform Determination of Death Act, a model state law that was approved for the U.S. in 1981.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by Jennifer Emond, assistant professor of biomedical data science and of pediatrics, in a feature story about research she led that found that young children are more likely to demand specific sugary cereals for breakfast when they have seen television ads for these products.