Read article – Quotes Elizabeth Talbot, associate professor of medicine, about how an Upper Valley resident is the first in New Hampshire this year to be diagnosed with Jamestown Canyon virus, a rare mosquito-borne illness that lead to serious infections. “It’s very rare in humans,” says Talbot. People are “only accidentally infected.”
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The Appointment Ends. Now the Patient Is Listening – The New York Times
Read article – Quotes Glyn Elwyn, professor and senior scientist at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a recent study he conducted that examined the privacy laws regarding patients recording doctor visits.
Some People Still Need Opioids – Slate
Read article – An article that quotes William Weeks, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, from a 2016 article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about losing his sister, who was a chronic pain patient.
Going Beyond the Books at Geisel (Video)
Learning about the challenges medically underserved populations face, or have faced, is essential to providing good care. Created by students from Geisel School of Medicine, Beyond the Books gives voice to these community members and teaches future physicians the value of listening.
New Hampshire Biologist Reacts to Gene-Editing Discovery – New Hampshire Union Leader
Read article – Quotes Bryan Luikart, assistant professor of molecular and systems biology, about a new study that reveals that scientists have successfully corrected a dangerous mutation in genes in human embryos, fixing a mutation that causes a common heart condition that can lead to sudden death later in life. “It is pretty amazing. It is a super-exciting time to be a scientist right now,” says Luikart, who was not involved in the study.
This 10-Second Quiz Can Tell You if You Should Get Screened for Lung Cancer – TIME
Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics, about the importance of remembering that getting screened for cancer has benefits and risks, and that it should be a personal decision—even for people who are high-risk.
Dartmouth Tops the Ivy League in Nature’s 2017 Innovation Index
Dartmouth ranks highly in a new measure of the impact of academic research on global innovation, according to the Nature Index 2017 Innovation supplement. The index examines how often research articles from top science journals are cited in third-party patents around the world.
Five Things to Know About Gastroenteritis – CNN
Read article – Cites comments by Corey Siegel, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article that shares five facts about gastroenteritis. Siegel, a gastroenterologist, notes that the elderly are at especially high risk of getting dehydrated when they have gastroenteritis, and that dehydration can lead to kidney problems.
How to Have a Successful Freshman Year as a Premedical Student – The Student Doctor Network
Read article – An opinion piece by Cassie Kosarek, Geisel ’20, in which she discusses how new premedical students can maximize their success during their freshman year of college.
Critical Condition: Primary Care Providers in Very Short Supply in Twin States – Valley News
Read article – Quotes Cathleen Morrow, chair and associate professor of community and family medicine, and Aurora Robledo, Geisel ’18, in an article about how many hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire have trouble attracting and maintaining the primary care workforce they need.