Read article – Continued coverage of data from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare that found nearly one-third of cancer patients end up in the intensive care unit, or ICU, in the last month of life.
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Dartmouth Health Economist Carrie Colla Named 2017-2018 RWJF Health Policy Fellow
Carrie Colla, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, has been chosen to participate in the 2017-2018 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program.
Aging Population, Retiring Professionals Stress Health Care – U.S. News & World Report
Read article – Quotes Julie Bynum, associate professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who challenged the notion that finite health care resources should drive how health care is delivered to baby boomers as more of them enter their twilight years. “We can scapegoat the population change, but we can also change the way we deliver health care,” says Bynum. “We should think about what we’re delivering and how much return there is for people getting care.”
‘How Long Have I Got?’: Why Many Cancer Patients Don’t Have Answers – USA Today
Read article – Cites data from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare that found nearly one-third of cancer patients end up in the intensive care unit, or ICU, in the last month of life.
With Cancer Diagnoses, Better-Off Americans May Get Too Much Attention – WBUR
Read article – Features an interview with H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics and adjunct professor of business administration; about a study he conducted with Elliott Fisher, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of medicine and of community and family medicine; that found wealthy Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with some types of cancer than poor people.
Geisel Joins Coast-to-Coast Collaboration of Medical Schools to Transform Medical Education
The Geisel School of Medicine has been chosen to be a part of the newly-formed Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, a national initiative to transform medical education across the continuum from pre-medical school to physician practice.
More Cancers Caught in Wealthy People – U.S. News & World Report via HealthDay News
Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics and adjunct professor of business administration; and Elliott Fisher, director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of medicine and of community and family medicine; about new research they conducted that found wealthy Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with some types of cancer than poor people.
How to Tell if You’re Too Sick to Get on a Flight – The Huffington Post
Read article – Quotes Timothy Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how flu symptoms are a good reason to forgo traveling. “There are some viruses that just go like wildfire through close quarters,” says Lahey.
Some Small Tumors in Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All – NPR
Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics and adjunct professor of business administration, about a new study that concluded a significant proportion of tumors detected through mammography are small because they are biologically prone to slow growth. It appears that “screening disproportionately finds good cancers — cancers that may be better off not found,” says Welch, who was not involved in the study. “I think that we all need to realize that we’ve probably oversold the idea that looking for cancer early is the best way to avoid it.”
How Countries Around the World Try to Encourage Vaccination – CNN
Read article – Quotes Timothy Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article about new legislation in Germany that will make it mandatory for all kindergartens to notify the German health authority if parents haven’t submitted proof of vaccination counseling for their children.