Read article – Quotes Kathrin Lawlor, community engagement coordinator with the Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program, about how state agencies and researchers from Dartmouth are working to understand and tackle the difficult public health problem of improving drinking water supplies in New Hampshire.

Read article – Quotes Jay Buckey, professor of medicine and adjunct professor of engineering, in an article that examines the everyday health problems that might occur on a trip to Mars, which could span years. NASA has highlighted 23 particular health risks of long-duration space travel that require further work to mitigate before a crewed spacecraft takes off for Mars in the 2030s.

Read article – Continued coverage of comments by H. Gilbert Welch, professor ofmedicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how what looks like additional cancers in people under 50 may simply be cases that are being diagnosed earlier than they would have been. Welch also notes that maybe the apparent rise in colon cancer among young people is real, but it won’t affect them as they age. “The biology of the disease may be different between the young and the old,” says Welch.

Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how what looks like additional cancers in people under 50 may simply be cases that are being diagnosed earlier than they would have been. Welch also notes that maybe the apparent rise in colon cancer among young people is real, but it won’t affect them as they age. “The biology of the disease may be different between the young and the old,” says Welch.

Read article – Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a new study that found colon and rectal cancer rates are rising sharply for Americans under 55. “I wouldn’t make too much of this,” says Welch, who was not involved in the study. The numbers, Welch said, are too small to warrant the attention this trend is getting.

Read article – Jocelyn Chertoff, chair and professor of radiology and professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Petra Lewis, professor of radiology and of obstetrics and gynecology; and Nancy McNulty, associate professor of radiology, were recently honored by the Association of University Radiologists. Chertoff received the Gold Medal—the organization’s highest honor—which recognizes distinguished service or contributions to the association, academic radiology or the field of radiology. Chertoff and Lewis each received an achievement award for significant contributions to the advancement of education in radiology—Lewis for education and Chertoff for service. McNulty received an excellence in education award from the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology, part of the Association of University Radiologists. The award honors an educator who has made significant contributions to medical student radiology education nationally.

Read article – Quotes Robert McLellan, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how work can be hazardous to your health. “Work holds the promise of supporting and promoting health,” McLellan said. “It also carries the risk of injury, illness, and death.”

Read article – Quotes David Bzik, professor of microbiology and immunology, in an article about new research that suggests living with a cat during childhood does not cause mental illness later in life, disputing earlier studies that caused alarm by linking cats to human mental illness.